Plea to Home Secretary Amber Rudd to ban Sierran Leonean FGM practitioner from UK
Woman believed to be Kharday Zorokong, who supports FGM for girls aged 18 and above.
Police arrest South African Wits University students protesting against tuition fees
Protest sparked after education ministry said universities can increase fees by up to 8%.
South Africa offers to host South Sudan's deposed vice-president Riek Machar
Machar left South Sudan, and was subsequently dismissed as vice-president, following violence in Juba in July.
Suspected Boko Haram attack kills eight outside church in Borno state
Latest attack carried out as joint offensive against Isis-affiliated terrorists continues.
Gabriele Amorth dead: Harry Potter-hating exorcist 'spoke to the Devil every day'
Amorth claimed to have carried out up to 160,000 exorcisms since his 1985 appointment.
Niger Delta: Nigeria and US seek peaceful end to conflict as kidnapped workers freed in shoot-out
Oil-rich Niger Delta has seen resurgence of violence by militants who target oil and gas facilities.
Jacob Zuma leads tributes to South African kwaito legend Mandoza who has died at 38
Hip-hop style musician highlighted social problems affecting the country and appealed to both blacks and whites.
Refugees stranded in Como are learning German despite Switzerland tightening its border controls
IBTimes UK visits a makeshift camp in Como, northern Italy, where dozens of refugees have been left stranded.
Refugees in Como: 'We beg Switzerland to open the borders, we don't want to stay in Italy'
IBTimes UK speaks with refugees left stranded in Como as Switzerland denied them access.
The Pakistan-Balochistan problem explained
IBTimes UK looks at the pro-independence fight in Balochistan on 10th anniversary of Bugti's death.
Women in London protest burkini ban in solidarity with 'veiled sisters'
Dozens take part in Wear What You Want Beach Party #BurkiniGate protest outside London's French embassy.
Amatrice earthquake: Thousands of displaced sleep in the open as temperatures drop
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi says priority is to keep digging to save those trapped in collapsed buildings.
Italy earthquake: Survivor of 2009 L'Aquila quake loses her 18-month-old daughter
Martina Turco relocated to Le Marche region after surviving a quake that killed more than 300 people.
Olympics runner Feyisa Lilesa fails to return to Ethiopia after anti-government protest
Athlete says he fears for his life over Oromo people protest and is expected to seek asylum in the US.
Uchechi Okwu-Kanu: My husband Nnamdi Kanu must know we are fighting worldwide for his release
EXCLUSIVE: IBTimes UK interviews Kanu's wife as IPOB leader is alleged to have renounced independence fight.
John Kerry in Nigeria: Beating Boko Haram in battlefield only the beginning
John Kerry delivers speech during as he visits Sultan Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar in Sokoto state.
Burkini ban is simply an attempt to hide Europe's real problems, says Italy's imam Izzedin Elzir
IBTimes UK talks to Imam of Florence after he posts photo of nuns on a beach following France's burkini ban.
'No release' for Chibok girls even if Boko Haram's Shekau killed
Nigerian Army claims that militant leader Abubakar Shekau and key commanders have been killed in airstrikes.
A second Gambian Opposition member, Solo Krummah, 'dies in detention' claims UDP
Solo Krummah arrested during May protests calling for electoral reforms and President Jammeh's resignation.
Oromo protests: Ethiopia will treat Olympics runner Feyisa Lilesa 'as a hero'
Marathon-runner seeking asylum after staging anti-government protest.
Jail the Gays bill: Nigerian police hunt gay marriage organisers in Sokoto state
Nigerians involved in gay marriage or civil union face imprisonment for up to 14 years.
PSNI chief constable George Hamilton apologises for 'dry your eyes' tweet
Hamilton posted comments suggesting PSNI officers were not under pressure while on duty.
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber kills three in Cameroon attack
Nigeria-based Boko Haram often cross into northern Cameroon to carry out attacks.
Niger Delta Avengers offers ceasefire if Nigeria stops 'harassing innocent people'
NDA latest to group to attack Nigeria, due to perceived marginalisation in the area.
Fears of Al-Shabaab presence in Rwanda as three terror suspects killed
Rwanda has faced ethnic conflict but escaped terror attacks.
Migrant crisis: Como to open shelter for 300 migrants as Switzerland tightens border control
Italian plan comes as Switzerland denies access to migrants, including children.
South Sudan government: Peace agreement about country's fate, not about Riek Machar
EXCLUSIVE: IBTimes UK interviews South Sudanese envoy as opposition claims Machar left country.
Boko Haram: 8,000 surrendered terrorists 'waiting to be deradicalised in Gombe'
10,000 captives also rescued, Nigerian colonel says, as Boko Haram splits into two factions.
South Sudan: Rebel leader Riek Machar 'successfully relocates to another country in East Africa'
Machar 'will now have unhindered access to world' after SPLA-IO replaces him with Taban Deng Gai.
South Sudan's new vice president urges Riek Machar to denounce violence
Riek Machar replaced by Taban Deng Gai when the former fled Juba following July violence.
