Why a Somali-born fighter is being honoured in Rome
Rome's city council voted earlier this month to name a future metro…
Chinenye Okafor: ‘Lack of pay saw me quit football for hairdressing’
When you've just won promotion back to the top division for your…
Temilayo Abodunrin: The 10-year-old Nigerian saxophonist
Temilayo Abodunrin loves music. The 10-year-old Nigerian saxophonist preferred musical toys in…
Emerson: Calling out ‘coconut heads’ in Sierra Leone
Emmerson, a musician from Sierra Leone has called out his nation folk…
Raised by two troubling fathers – Monica Macias
Monica Macias was born in the only Spanish speaking country in Africa,…
Mohamed Moalimu: ‘How I survived my fourth siege’
Former BBC reporter Mohamed Moalimu survived Sunday's siege on a beachfront hotel…
Alphonso Davies: From refugee fleeing war to Champions League winner
Alphonso Davies' stellar first season at Bayern Munich has brought a league…
Nigeria’s viral ballet dancer wins a US scholarship
Anthony Mmesoma Madu is known as Nigeria’s viral ballet dancer. When a…
Francis Mugwanya: The man providing wheelchairs for the poor disabled in Uganda
Francis Mugwanya, a Ugandan is challenging the attitudes and views towards people…
Helene Cooper: Returning home to Liberia
American Journalist and correspondent of the New York Times, Helene Cooper has…