Mubarak Bala was jailed for blasphemy in a case that attracted criticism from rights groups.

Abidjan residents and environmentalists raise concerns after part of the same shipment was dumped in the UK.

Provides an overview of Ghana, including key dates and facts about this west African country.

John Mahama was elected on his pledges to solve the economic crisis but won't find it easy, analysts say.

Members of the Special Boat Service are facing a probe over an operation two years ago.

The French president said Sahel nations owed their sovereignty to France's anti-terror intervention.

More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.

More than 80 young Kenyans have gone missing in recent months, with many blaming the security forces.

Capoeira, a sport mixing martial art and dance, is one of Brazil’s biggest cultural exports. Now a new generation of African children are rediscovering its appeal and African roots.

Venâncio Mondlane left Mozambique shortly before last October's elections, which he says he won.

Blouin ran in the same circles as liberation icons like Patrice Lumumba, Kwame Nkrumah and Sékou Touré.

A silent asthma epidemic could be affecting millions of people in Africa. It’s estimated almost half of all the asthma sufferers in the world live on the continent, but many face barriers to diagnosis and treatment. Dorcas Wangira, the BBC’s Africa Health Correspondent in Nairobi, Kenya talks us through the growing body of research looking into how asthma is affecting children and teens in Africa. We also hear from Doyin Ogunye, a campaigner for better air quality in Lagos, Nigeria, about the links between asthma and air pollution. Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Josh Jenkins, Mora Morrison, Carolyne Kiambo and Maria Clara Montoya Editor: Rosanna La-Falce

The gold and money was allegedly hidden under the seats of the vehicle they were travelling in.

It is the second town seized by the group in as many days in the mineral-rich North Kivu province.

The authorities want vehicles to switch to gas but the transition has been hampered by a lack of filling stations.

A compelling new audio drama shines a spotlight on Ethiopia's ancient Aksumite Empire.

In 1987, Colonel Gaddafi, sponsored a struggling German ice hockey team called ECD Iserlohn.

The Libyan dictator paid a million dollars for the team to wear an image of his infamous “Green Book” on their kits, but the sponsorship deal outraged fans and became a media scandal.

In 2017, David Prest spoke to former Iserlohm player, Earl Spry, and the writer, Gabriel Luis Manga. A Whistledown production.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive and testimony. Sporting Witness is for those fascinated by sporting history. We take you to the events that have shaped the sports world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes, you become a fan in the stands as we take you back in time to examine memorable victories and agonising defeats from all over the world. You’ll hear from people who have achieved sporting immortality, or those who were there as incredible sporting moments unfolded.

Recent episodes explore the forgotten football Women’s World Cup, the plasterer who fought a boxing legend, international football’s biggest ever beating and the man who swam the Amazon river. We look at the lives of some of the most famous F1 drivers, tennis players and athletes as well as people who’ve had ground-breaking impact in their chosen sporting field, including: the most decorated Paralympian, the woman who was the number 1 squash player in the world for nine years, and the first figure skater to wear a hijab. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the tennis player who escaped the Nazis, how a man finally beat a horse in a race, and how the FIFA computer game was created.

(Photo: ECD Iserlohn player in Colonel Gaddafi kit. Credit: Alamy)

Plymouth Argyle sign Ghana midfielder Michael Baidoo for an undisclosed club-record fee from Swedish side Elfsborg.

Ghana's Kantamanto market has been devastated by fire with traders urging the government to help.

Somalia says no concessions were made to Ethiopia in the Turkey-brokered deal, but Ethiopia has not commented.