Pangolins: Rare insight into world’s most trafficked mammal

Scientists release rare footage of the secretive giant pangolin to highlight the scaly mammal's plight.

Nigeria election 2019: The view from a Lagos commuter bus

Passengers on a commuter bus in Lagos explain their hopes for the future of the country.

What happens inside Sudan’s secret detention centres?

Footage shows security agents chasing protesters, beating them and dragging them to secret detention centres.

Nigeria stampede: Deaths at Buhari rally in Port Harcourt

At least 15 people are killed after a crowd surges towards a gate at a Port Harcourt stadium.

Ethiopian singer Dadhi Gelan killed by stray bullet

Celebrations have turned into mourning after a stray bullet kills Dadhi Gelan at a performance.

Missing Kenyan activist Caroline Mwatha found dead

Caroline Mwatha investigated extrajudicial killings, but police believe her death was abortion-related.

Nigeria’s Uche Agbo ‘football more important than cash’

Nigeria's Uche Agbo says he will not sacrifice his football ambition for money at this stage of his career after rejecting a move to China.

Nigeria: Ogoni widow testifies against Shell in The Hague

Esther Kiobel accuses the oil giant of complicity in a crackdown by Nigeria's then military rulers.

Nigeria: Ogoni widow testifies against Shell in The Hague

Esther Kiobel accuses the oil giant of complicity in a crackdown by Nigeria's then military rulers.

How sex traffickers use black magic to force migrants into prostitution

Magdalen is one of tens of thousands of Nigerian migrants to Europe who have been forced into sex work.