Seven years ago Nigeria's Peter Olayinka was earning $100 a month in Albania now he is taking on the likes of Inter Milan, Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund.

Some 700 homes have been swept away, power stations have been flooded and mining has been affected.

They were accused of abusing authority in a car manufacturing embezzlement scandal.

The EU's gift of 250 camels to boost Mauritanian border security has been mocked online.

An refugee doctor would love to work in the UK, and the NHS would love to have him - but there's a hitch.

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has published a book outlining his philosophy of "medemer".

Arsenal beat West Ham to end a winless run of nine games and gain their first victory under interim boss Freddie Ljungberg.

Jose Filomeno dos Santos is alleged to have stolen $0.5bn from Angola's Sovereign Wealth Fund.

The 26-year-old from South Africa has been described as being "a proud advocate for natural beauty".

South African Lucky Mashudu's smart glove translates sign language into speech.

Pyramids and Al Masry both win comfortably in Group A of the Confederation Cup

Using chalk and markers, women and girls in Nairobi document their experiences of street harassment.

Ethiopia has lost most of its trees, making it vulnerable to longer droughts and intense bursts of rain.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he never doubted midfielder Naby Keita, who returned and scored in Saturday's 3-0 win at Bournemouth.

Stoke City striker Benik Afobe thanks football fans and clubs for their support following the death of his two-year-old daughter Amora.

Nice's Algeria international Youcef Atal suffers a knee injury and is expected to be out for a 'long time' as he prepares to have surgery.

The Norwegian-South African duo met up with a rescue team as they were dangerously low on food.

The Red Cross reports a rising toll in Uganda's deadly floods, as the region reels from weeks of rain.

Debra Emmanuel is one of 23 who have graduated from a new college for teenage mothers in Tanzania.

He was best-known in Africa and claimed to have converted tens of millions to Christianity.