Uganda is facing condemnation following the arrest of the veteran politician while in Kenya.

Mixed-race children were forcibly removed from their families under a state policy in the 1940s.

Abdul Nondo's alleged kidnapping follows the abduction and killing of another opposition figure in September.

GoGo Olive supports around 40 woman prisoners in the city of Mutare, offering them employment.

Massacres scar the Sudanese town of el-Geneina, now a near-empty city as the 19-month war grinds on.

This is the latest incident on the country's inland waterways where regulations are rarely enforced.

Presidential candidate Panduleni Itula alleges electoral malpractice after voting was extended.

Woman's body thrown overboard after boat abandoned by people smugglers in the Indian Ocean.

The family of a couple missing after a tourist boat sank are anxiously awaiting news of their loved ones.

Creatives in Nairobi unleash their imaginations in an effort to inspire a new future for the city.

Mandla Mashimbyi is appointed head coach of South Africa women's side ahead of their one-day international series against England.

The 50-year-old is being held after being extradited from Italy, according to reports.

The announcement comes after Mauritius's new prime minister expressed doubts over the deal.

Hundreds have reportedly detained in recent weeks as relations between the two countries worsen.

Dozens - perhaps hundreds - of West African troops who fought for France in World War Two were killed.

Growing up in poverty, Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi herded cattle as a boy and endured the sudden death of his father before finding purpose in athletics.

Zimbabwe has faced daily 12-hour power cuts due to a drought affecting power supply at the Kariba Dam.

Care worker's family told they must return to Ghana after being unable to pay for replacement visas.

The Central African nation cites "sovereignty" as it ends a years-long deal with its former colonial ruler.

Growing up in poverty, Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi herded cattle as a boy and endured the sudden death of his father before finding purpose in athletics.