South Africa sets up inquiry into apartheid prosecutionspublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 30 April
Several apartheid-era atrocities, like murder, have been uncovered but few have made it to court.
Read MoreSeveral apartheid-era atrocities, like murder, have been uncovered but few have made it to court.
Read MoreVisit Rwanda signs a sponsorship deal with Atletico Madrid as Arsenal fans continue to call for their club to end its agreement with the tourism board.
Read MoreGen Assimi Goïta, who has seized power twice, had previously promised to hold elections.
Read MoreSam Allison plans to skateboard some 1,500 miles (2,414 km) to Morocco, camping along the way.
Read MoreTaiwanese are warned against traveling to Somalia or Somaliland for their own safety before the ban is lifted.
Read MoreTwo Belgian teenagers have plead guilty to trying to smuggle thousands of giant African harvester ants out of Kenya. The authorities said they were allegedly planning to sell the ants on the growing exotic pet market in Europe and Asia, where ant keepers put the insects in special habitats and watch them build their colonies. BBC reporter Akisa Wandera talks us through this landmark case.
We also hear from two ant keepers, Kaden (Ender Ants) and Mauro (Bruma Ants) on why they love their pets.
And finally, a quick question for you, how many ants do you think there are for every person on earth? A) 10 ants B) 67 thousand ants C) 980 thousand ants D) 2.5 million ants
Listen to the episode for the answer!
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Emily Horler and Chelsea Coates Editor: Verity Wilde
A BBC investigation identifies members of the security forces who shot dead protesters last June.
Read MoreThe family of Osinachi Nwachukwu accused her husband of abusing the popular gospel singer before her death.
Read MoreThe pairing of joyful Black South African music with Paul Simon’s cinematic lyricism is either a high point in cultural exchange, or an outrageous betrayal of the anti-apartheid movement. How should we view Simon's Graceland album now - in a time when cultural boycotts, cultural appropriation, and cancel culture are on the tip of everyone's tongue?
Forty years on, and through a distinctly South African lens, New York Times reporter Lynsey Chutel considers the legacy of one the most popular, controversial, and contested record releases ever. Was Paul Simon arrogant? Ignorant? And did his music really aid the struggle against apartheid?
Contributors: Stanley De Klerk, Lynsey's uncle Professor Sean Jacobs, Director of International Affairs at The New School Bakithi Kumalo, bassist on Graceland Billy Bragg, singer-songwriter Dali Tambo, founder of Artists Against Apartheid Sonti Mndebele, singer on the Graceland tour Setumo-Thebe Mohlomi, music writer
Presented by Lynsey Chutel Produced by Seun Matiluko & Jack Howson Mixed by Louis Blatherwick With thanks to Tom Bonnett for inspiration, as well as Rose-Anna Hyde, Richard Power and Saskia Cookson for additional research
A Peanut & Crumb production for BBC Radio 4
Historians say there were three popes of North African descent, the last one more than 1,500 years ago.
Read MoreA court case which found Nigeria's leading football bodies to be negligent for the death of a player is hailed as a "landmark" by global players' union Fifpro.
Read MoreMac-Albert Hengari was arrested on Saturday after allegedly attempting to bribe the woman to withdraw the case.
Read MoreThe BBC exposes the members of the security forces who fired on protesters at Kenya’s parliament last year.
Read MoreThe ANC chair's comments come after months of US tension over race relations and land law.
Read MoreThe Vatican's representative to South Sudan says the Pope's memory should be honoured by seeking peace.
Read MoreA medic sparks a national conversation about the financial abuse some female breadwinners face.
Read MoreAgnes Ngetich sets a new 10km world record as she becomes the first woman to run the distance in under 30 minutes in a women-only race.
Read MoreDurham University finds that chimpanzees are as likely to console as the 'more empathic' bonobo.
Read MoreThe two neighbouring nations sign a US-brokered deal aimed at stopping the fighting in eastern DR Congo.
Read MoreSudan's national museum is among the institutions that have been looted and vandalised during the war.
Read More