Nigeria begin the defence of their women's Africa Cup of Nations title with an impressive 6-0 victory over Mali in Limbe.

A human rights scholar and lawyer in Lusaka says the Football Association of Zambia should include a non-discrimination clause in their constitution.

Photographer Peter Caton's images of Yasmin and her family in a remote village in Chad, West Africa, mark Universal Children's Day.

A proud practitioner of female genital mutilation tells Tulip Mazumdar it's about tradition - but also about hard cash.