Benin's role in West Africa's used car trade

The story behind an amazing video of an elephant in a plane

When missionary Gary Roberts came across a herd of elephants that had been killed by poachers in Chad, he attempted to rescue the sole surviving calf which he then flew home in his small lightweight plane.

The Dalai Lama cancels next month's visit to South Africa for a Nobel peace laureate meeting, after being told his visa would be rejected, officials say.

South Africa's opposition leader Helen Zille is handed the "spy tapes" which she hopes will lead to corruption charges being reinstated against President Zuma.

Chris Giwa insists he is president of the Nigeria Football Federation despite a Fifa ultimatum of a global ban if he continues his claims.

More than 1,900 deaths recorded in West Africa Ebola outbreak, says the World Health Organization - watch the story in 15 seconds.

The group stage of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers begins with three matches on Friday as teams aim for the finals in Morocco.

Bodies remain littered on the streets of a northern Nigerian town two days after it was seized by militant Islamists, a lawmaker tells the BBC.

The rich marine life off Tanzania's coast is coming under threat because of blast fishing - a technique using explosives that some fishermen use to maximise their catch.