Kenya: A sustainable solution to locust swarms?

An NGO is training and paying communities in Kenya to catch locusts, so they can be turned into animal feed.

Nigeria’s Boko Haram crisis: Maiduguri rocket attack kills 10

The use of long-distance bombs is part of a new tactic by Islamist militants, local officials say.

Namaste Wahala: Does the real-life mirror the film?

Do real-life couples face the same difficulties as those depicted in the Bollywood-Nollywood crossover?

South African city of Port Elizabeth becomes Gqeberha

They are learning how to pronounce Gqeberha, the new name for the city of Port Elizabeth.

How to say Gqeberha – the new Xhosa name for Port Elizabeth

How to master Xhosa tongue-twisters as South Africa's city of Port Elizabeth changes its name.

Dozens of dolphins found dead on Mozambique beach

The cause of death is still unknown but a recent cyclone is among the theories being investigated.

Italian club Atalanta lead tributes paid to young Ivorian player

Italian club Atalanta, Didier Drogba and Amad Diallo pay tribute to Ivorian player Willy Braciano Ta Bi, who has died aged 21.

Covax vaccine-sharing scheme delivers first doses to Ghana

The vaccine-sharing scheme aims to help poorer countries like Ghana get Covid-19 jabs.

Benjamin Acheampong: ‘They can’t treat us like animals,’ says player ‘duped’ out of $1m

One of Africa's biggest clubs - Zamalek - is accused of 'immoral' and 'merciless' behaviour as it allegedly 'exploited' the contract of a player it no longer wanted.

Senegal’s teenage jockey races to fame

Fallou Diop won the country's top racing prize when he was just 17.