At the 1972 Miss World contest, Cynthia Shange was one of two contestants from South Africa - one black and one white.

The youngest of those freed from an Allied Democratic Forces camp is a girl aged just 14, Uganda's army says.

Shamim Mafi is accused of brokering the sales of arms to Sudan's defence ministry on behalf of Iran.

Many Nigerians associate bats with witchcraft but that did not deter ecologist Iroro Tanshi.