Outrage as Nigeria sentences 13-year-old boy to 10 years in prison for blasphemy Child rights agency UNICEF has condemned the sentencing of a 13-year-old boy to 10 years in prison for blasphemy in northern Nigeria.

Amnesty calls for investigation into video of woman's execution in Mozambique Amnesty International has called for an immediate investigation into the apparent extrajudicial killing of a woman in Mozambique that was shared widely in a horrifying video on social media earlier this week.

The outlook for top global economies is improving, OECD says The huge shock to many of the world's biggest economies from the coronavirus pandemic may not be quite as bad as economists feared just a few months ago.

US places travel restrictions on Nigerians involved in election violence The US government has placed travel restrictions on Nigerians who undermine "democratic process or organize election-related violence" during elections.

The story behind The Gambia's first cultural academy A campus is being built in southwestern Gambia, teaching music and culture alongside the mainstream curriculum.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege under UN guard The UN has redeployed troops to guard Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege after he received death threats for demanding justice for serious crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).