In a workshop at London's Somerset House, British-Nigerian architect and designer Richard Adetokunbo Aina is turning West African material heritage into contemporary furniture, using craft to reconnect design with the cultures, communities and meanings behind it.

African Union leaders have demanded prompt action to prevent conflicts from escalating, as insecurity continues to spread across the continent.

The African Union (AU) wants joint action to tackle escalating conflicts across the continent, warning that no country can confront the security threats alone.

The western Ukrainian city of Lviv, on Saturday, called for elections and a change of government as political tensions continue during the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Residents expressed their views on the situation in the country. 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is in Luanda, Angola, to attend the African Union (AU) Extraordinary Summit on peace and security in Africa. 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has sent condolences to the people of Norway following the death of their King Harald V, who died on Friday, at the age of 89.

Anti-migrant fury spilt onto the streets of Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta on Thursday, with protesters storming beach camps, trashing migrants' shelters and belongings and throwing some onto fires.

African leaders are expected to confront the continent's worsening peace and security challenges at an Extraordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Angola on Sunday.

Namibia is backing the election of a woman as the next United Nations Secretary-General.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame accused the international community of mishandling the eastern DRC crisis and failing to address its root causes, arguing that sanctions and outside interventions have compounded a conflict that has persisted for three decades.