Africa

The United Nations refugee agency is alarmed by a fresh incident of forced returns of refugees from Cameroon into northeast Nigeria amid an absence of conditions to make such movements safe and sustainable.

The United Nations deputy chief today stressed the need to “avoid a disproportionate emphasis on security” when carrying out a strategy to help Africa’s Sahel region achieve sustained peace and development.

Former Zimbabwe footballer Peter Ndlovu says he would be prepared to gift his national shirt to President Robert Mugabe.

Ethiopia asks Saudi Arabia for an extension of its visa amnesty for illegal migrants so more can leave.

Nigeria left-back Juwon Oshaniwa leaves Hearts by mutual consent a year before his contract was due to expire.

Bristol City break their transfer record to sign Senegal international striker Famara Diedhiou from Angers for £5.3m.

How former Liverpool footballer Salif Diao is trying to ensure aspiring players do not abandon school to pursue a career.

Senegalese footballer El Hadji Diouf shares his unvarnished thoughts on former Liverpool team-mates Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher.

The claim has been made by a former British mercenary who led his own failed coup attempt in 2004.

Former Senegal midfielder had to spend 10 days sleeping rough under a stadium while awaiting his trial with his first club.

Everton are close to completing a £7m deal for KAS Eupen's Nigerian striker Henry Onyekuru.

The university in north-eastern Nigeria has repeatedly been attacked by Boko Haram militants.

The United Nations migration agency in Niger has saved more than 600 lives since April 2017 through a new search and rescue operation that targets migrants stranded in Sahara Desert, but 52 did not survive.

In spite of &#8220remarkable&#8221 progress in Liberia since the signing of the comprehensive peace agreement in 2003, the presence of challenges that risk a reversal of the gains made warrant continued international support and attention, the United Nations envoy for the country has cautioned.

Condemning violent attacks in Maiduguri, in Nigeria&#39s restive Borno state, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has underscored the Organization&#39s resolve to support the country in its fight against terrorism.

Senegal legend El Hadji Diouf says he's fitter than ever and enjoying life away from the pitch, advising the president on how to bring through the next generation of sport stars.

El Hadji Diouf had a reputation for bad behaviour as a player, but tells BBC Sport's Stanley Kwenda this was unfair.

I went back to school after getting pregnant and I'm glad I did.

Award-winning photographer Chris de Bode describes the desperation of people living in northern Cameroon.

Diebedo Francis Kere is the 17th architect to design a temporary pavilion in the grounds of London's Hyde Park.