Time is running out to help 20 million people facing famine across Yemen, South Sudan, Nigeria - and Somalia.

A court finds Hama Amadou guilty of child smuggling in a trial his lawyers say is a sham.

The UN warns that the world is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since 1945. Here's how you can help.

The suspect, Samson Lokayi, appears in court but has not yet submitted a plea.

Two parts of a statue possibly dating back 3,000 years were found in Cairo last week.

A US man and a Swedish woman are taken to a forest with four Congolese staff, the UN says.

Liberia FA president Musa Bility tells BBC Sport he senses change ahead of the Caf presidential elections on Thursday.

The 2022 Commonwealth Games will no longer take place in Durban, South Africa, the BBC understands.

The president writes to MPs saying he is back in charge, three days after returning from London.

Mohamed Diame says there are now 23 Senegal players better than him, as he opts to retire from internationals.

The former vice-president of Zimbabwe Joice Mujuru on her track record with the Zanu-PF party.

Many of the 50 dead had been living at the Addis Ababa rubbish dump to scavenge for items to sell.

Police allege the car-jacking was invented after the baby is found with the mother's boyfriend.

The BBC's Nancy Kacungira went to talk to two budding entrepreneurs in Nairobi's fitness industry.