Unable to earn enough at home, Syrian opposition fighters are travelling via Turkey to Niger to work as mercenaries.

Somali women break cultural taboos to take part in a contest aimed at giving them confidence.

Dozens of unique animal and insect finds have helped secure protection for an unspoilt mountain forest.

Aliko Dangote says he only owns two houses, so he can use his wealth to build his businesses in Nigeria.

Human rights groups had urged MPs to block the bill, introduced after pressure from Muslim clerics.

The 33-year-old confessed to having killed at least 42 women since 2022, police say.

"I saw injured people screaming for help - it was terrifying," one survivor tells the BBC in Mogadishu.