Africa

The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Burundi, Michel Kafando, has called on the country’s leaders to “seize the opportunity” offered by the recent adoption of a new constitution, to create a new political environment that is “conducive to the consolidation of national unity and peace”.

Fulham buy Marseille's Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa for £22.3m and also sign Joe Bryan, Sergio Rico, Luciano Vietto and Timothy Fosu-Mensah.

Striker Jordan Ayew joins Crystal Palace from Swansea on a season-long loan deal.

Tendai Biti is accused of inciting violence after rejecting the president's election victory.

Nigeria get their Under-20 Women's World Cup campaign back on track in France on Thursday with a 1-0 win over Haiti.

Ghana international Majeed Waris is 'excited' to be returning to France after joining Nantes on a season-long loan from Portuguese giants FC Porto.

Khensani Maseko, a student anti-rape activist, took her own life last week after she was allegedly raped.

Cecilia Wangari is a great-grandmother who works in a shop in Kenya, installing car stereos.

Doctors say deaths are still rare but we need to open our eyes to the risk.

Arsenal and Nigeria forward Alex Iwobi returns to Lagos to visit a football academy and meet young players.

The opposition's Tendai Biti hoped Zambia would help him avoid charges over post-election violence.

Ending months of speculation, Joseph Kabila's party backs a former minster to succeed him in December.

Labourers down tools shouting "we are not slaves" days after two crashes killed 16 migrant workers.

Kenya's former 400m hurdles world champion Nicholas Bett dies aged 28 in a car crash.

Tanzeela Qambrani, from the tiny Sidi community, has ancestors who hailed from East Africa.

Acrobat Charles Malama joined the circus aged seven, enabling him to travel and get an education.

Global music firms are seeing the money-making potential of Afrobeats stars.

Five reasons why breastfeeding is a healthy option for mother and child, from Kenyan nutritionist Jane Napais.

Cameroon centre Joel Embiid says he's aiming to be the world's best basketball player.

Football tournaments in Northern Kenya are helping hundreds of girls break from child marriage, early pregnancy and female genital mutilation.