At the 1972 Miss World contest, Cynthia Shange was one of two contestants from South Africa - one black and one white.

The youngest of those freed from an Allied Democratic Forces camp is a girl aged just 14, Uganda's army says.

Shamim Mafi is accused of brokering the sales of arms to Sudan's defence ministry on behalf of Iran.

Many Nigerians associate bats with witchcraft but that did not deter ecologist Iroro Tanshi.

A DNA and legal project has identified the fathers of 20 children born near a military base in Kenya.

One of Sudan's most popular bands, Aswat Almadina, recall being in the studio when the war broke out three years ago.

The country's biggest musician Teddy Afro laments a lack of unity in the country on his new track.

The Congolese government stresses those expelled from the US are only in the country temporarily.

For centuries the prized sculptures, central to national identity, have been kept outside Zimbabwe's borders.

The sentence raises huge questions marks over the political future of one of South Africa's most controversial politicians.

Pope Leo XIV is on his third day in Cameroon before he heads to Angola on Saturday.

Bellarmine Mugabe was arrested in February following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home in Johannesburg.

The BBC speaks to a student who pushed for his his toe print to be taken to verify his identity.

World Athletics rejects the applications of 11 elite athletes to switch their nationality to Turkey as the requests were "part of a coordinated recruitment strategy" by the country's government "to attract overseas athletes through lucrative contracts".

The pontiff was unusually forthright in his address at the presidential palace.

Keba Seba is known for opposing French influence in Africa and backing West Africa's military leaders.

Malema is appealing against the decision to prevent him from being taken to prison on Thursday.

Abubakar Malami was seen as one of the most influential ministers under former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Zhang Kequn was arrested in March while trying to travel to China with more than 2,000 live ants.

Hailed for his impressive physical attributes, Nigerian Uar Bernard is hoping to be drafted by an NFL side this month.