Maniragena's journey into elite cycling began when she joined Bikes for Future, an all-female team backed by humanitarian group Plan International and Learn Work Develop (LWD), a non-profit organisation...

EPAThe Martian meteorite found in Niger went on display in New York before it was auctioned"Brazen! It is brazen!" Prof Paul Sereno says down the phone line from Chicago.He...

A bus carrying mourners from a funeral has crashed in western Kenya, killing 25 people, local authorities say. The driver lost control, veered off the road and overturned into...

A South African court has ruled that Zambia's government can repatriate the body of former President Edgar Lungu and give him a state funeral, despite his family's opposition.The Pretoria...

Thomas NaadiBBC News in AccraDanai Nesta KupembaBBC News in LondonGhana Armed Forces + Ministry of ScienceDefence Minister Edward Omane Boamah (l) and Environment, Science and Technology Minister Ibrahim Murtala...

There was no evidence of widespread bullying, harassment or misogyny at the Sentebale charity founded by Prince Harry, the charity regulator has found.The Charity Commission has published its findings...

Members of Nigeria's national female basketball team are to receive a cash reward of $100,000 (£75,000) each following their victory at the Fiba Women's AfroBasket Championship over the weekend...

A white South African farmer and his two employees accused of shooting dead two black women and feeding their bodies to pigs are due to go on trial for...

Megha MohanGender and identity correspondent, BBC World ServiceGetty ImagesDuring a meeting at her office in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, 24-year-old Faith suddenly became nervous - reluctant to be perceived...

A former prime minister of Mali, which is now under military rule, has been charged with undermining the credibility of the state over comments on social media.After a prison...

South African scientists have launched an anti-poaching campaign in which rhino's horns will be injected with a radioactive material.The group, from the University of the Witwatersrand, said the process...

A storm is brewing in Kenya over the latest proposals to control the sale and consumption of alcohol, including raising the minimum drinking age from 18 to 21.The sweeping...