Togo's first ever Olympic medallist

We hear from Kayaker Benjamin Boukpeti, Togo's first ever Olympic medallist, as part of our series on Africa's greatest Olympians.

Ghana’s electoral commission has begun the massive task of compiling a new voter register ahead of its December elections.

Social media users across the continent have joined the #ZimbabweanLivesMatter campaign to condemn the military-led crackdown and arrests of opposition politicians and journalists in Zimbabwe.

(Photo: Benjamin Boukpeti. Credit: Getty Images)