Students in Ghana launch a model of a satellite attached to a balloon for the first time.

After years of conflict, it can be difficult to imagine the people of Mogadishu enjoying a nightlife.

An engineer from Greater Manchester was unlawfully killed by his kidnappers in Nigeria minutes after a UK-led rescue operation stormed in, an inquest found.

At least 20 people are killed when a mine collapses in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government says.

Two Nigerians are sentenced to seven years in prison over the deaths of at least 80 children who took adulterated teething medicine.

The Nigerian military says it has launched an all-out assault on Islamist militants in the north-east of the country.

A British engineer was unlawfully killed by his kidnappers in Nigeria minutes after a UK-led rescue operation stormed in, an inquest finds.

Strength tests, 3D films and an enormous cake