Police fired tear gas trying to prevent protesters from moving in on the National Assembly building ahead of a vote on controversial constitutional amendments. ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Ge... Read more
By Kingsley Kobo At the time of his murder Sankara was just 37 and had ruled for four years [La Vie de Sankara in Ouagadougou] In the weeks before violent protests, some Burkinabes’ th... Read more
President Blaise Compaore was seeking his fifth term in office [AP] Long-time president Blaise Compaore refuses to heed protesters demands, seeking to lead transitional government instead. B... Read more
By Kayode Ketefe “African Women Championship disaster: Weep not for Super Falcons.” That was the title of the piece I angrily penned two year ago when the Nigerian female national team, the... Read more
Demonstrators breached the security around parliament and set it on fire/BBC Protesters angry at plans to allow Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-rule have... Read more
By Cavan Sieczkowski/The Huffington Post Apple CEO Tim Cook, Photograph by Ashley Gilbertson for Bloomberg Businessweek Apple CEO Tim Cook came out as gay in a powerful essay for Bloo... Read more
By Patrick McGroarty and Nicholas Bariyo Zambia’s cabinet on Wednesday named Vice President Guy Scott, left, the first white head of state in Africa since the end of apartheid, following the... Read more
By Sue Valentine Taxi drivers read the news of President Michael Sata’s death in The Post special edition on October 29, 2014 in Lusaka. (AFP/Chibala Zulu) “We’ll see for o... Read more
By Tom Rhodes A screenshot of the BBC Two documentary Rwanda’s Untold Story, which led to the BBC’s Kinyarwanda radio service being suspended in Rwanda. When the BBC released its... Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo broke Lionel Messi’s grasp on the Ballon d’Or last year. Can he win it again? Ballon d’Or holder Cristiano Ronaldo and four-time winner Lionel Messi are a... Read more