The BBC's Lyse Doucet writes about the horrific effects of the 19-month civil war in Sudan.

England equal their third-highest score in women's T20 internationals to cruise to victory against South Africa and seal the three-match series with a game to spare.

An Egyptian diver tells the BBC those he rescued were trapped in their cabins 12m below the surface.

Faustine Ndugulile was elected WHO African director months ago and was due to take over from February.

Swapo's Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is seeking to become the country's first female president.

Ghana marks 100 years since the return of a monarch exiled in Seychelles during the colonial era.