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Zambia authorities and Edgar Lungu's family are in a dispute over where former leader's remains should be buried.
At 17, Rasheed Wasiu was detained as security forces cracked down on protests against police brutality.
Allegations of a coup plot first surfaced last year when an Independence Day parade was cancelled.
The Pope gives a frank and passionate speech, the likes of which have characterised his tour of Africa.
The Conflict Insights Group (CIG) says its research also shows the extent of UAE involvement.
Taiwan has accused Beijing of putting pressure on African countries to close their airspace to Lai's plane.
Madina Okot only started playing basketball six years ago, but the Kenyan's rapid rise has seen her set a WNBA milestone at the age of 21.
A DNA and legal project has identified the fathers of 20 children born near a military base in Kenya.
One of Sudan's most popular bands, Aswat Almadina, recall being in the studio when the war broke out three years ago.
For centuries the prized sculptures, central to national identity, have been kept outside Zimbabwe's borders.
The sentence raises huge questions marks over the political future of one of South Africa's most controversial politicians.
The BBC speaks to a student who pushed for his toe print to be taken to verify his identity.
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