Faith, ethnics and hard cash shape politics

Religion, handouts and tribal affiliation at core of Kenya’s elections

Crackdown takes toll on smuggling hub

Niger’s ban on the transportation of migrants hits business, leaving locals out of pocket

Girls lured into sexual slavery

There has been an explosion in the number of Nigerian women and 'easily manipulated' under-age victims trafficked into Europe

‘Bread King’ of Togo is rising

Togolese entrepreneur has capitalised on the increased appetite for baked goods in west Africa

In fashion savvy Lagos ‘trad is swag’

A sense of national pride and the recession have seen traditional clothing become popular in Nigeria

Kenyans go all out: KOT on #100MythsIDontBelieve

Kenyans on Twitter are quite convinced that KOT is better than South Africa's Black Twitter

Liquor traders condemn tough new regulations

Western Cape Liquor Traders Organisation says they are part of DA and premier’s “agenda to shut down” black and coloured-owned businesses in townships.

MyCiTi bus filled with commuters torched after shacks were demolished

MyCiTi bus commuters fled for their lives when the bus they were travelling in was set alight by a group of protesting Joe Slovo residents near Milnerton yesterday.

US urges Qatar, Arab neighbours to 'sit together' to ease tension

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also called for a "lowering of rhetoric" to "help ease the tension between the warring countries.