Bola Tinubu introduced painful economic reforms but says these are now starting to bear fruit.

In Nigeria's northern Kano State, an unusual form of football is changing lives. Skate soccer is a fast-paced six-a-side sport which combines skateboards and the beautiful game.

The 30-year-old was found dead hours after she left home to see a man she had recently met.

Joshlin Smith is yet to be found more than a year after she went missing from her home.

Joshlin Smith's mother, branded the "mastermind" in her child's disappearance, is to be sentenced.

The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.

Documents found inside the boat washed ashore in St Vincent and the Grenadines indicate the migrants were from Mali.

Egypt's Mohamed Salah was the stand-out player in this season's Premier League - but what do the statistics say about other African stars?

Presley Chweneyagae, the star of Oscar-winning 2005 film Tsotsi, died from natural causes, his family says.

It follows growing criticism from Kenyans targeting Tanzania's president over the recent deportation of activists.

Concentration camps and pseudoscientific experiments were used by German officials to torture and kill.

The health crisis is fuelled by the war which has destroyed vital infrastructure, aid agencies say.

A wildlife researcher says that the Upemba Lechwe could be wiped out without urgent intervention.

The measure sparks criticism from motorists and opposition, who see it as an extra tax burden.

Criticism is growing after several top positions go to members of the president's ethnic Yoruba group.

An audit uncovers an alleged scam where applicants were required to pay more than the published fee.

The incident sparks outrage, with the opposition accusing the government of political intimidation.

Joseph Kabila is now in rebel-held Goma, according to the M23 armed group and a party official.

The highly unusual attack came after the ambassador reportedly raised concerns about the army chief.

Thousands have died in a conflict that has been largely ignored by the rest of the world.