Letter from Africa: The culture of sharing the cake

The voting lessons East African countries have for each other

The power of protest in South Africa that brings about change

Does Africa still need the United Nations?

Is is too easy to say sorry or is it the way forward for reconciliation?

Why Nigerians feel a name has the power of destiny

Why Ebola won't spoil the mood at the Africa Cup of Nations

Ngozi Dozie, co-founder of Cafe Neo in Lagos, Nigeria, talks to the BBC about building up his coffee shop business.

In 2013, the World Bank Group announced two goals that would guide its development work worldwide. The first is the eradication of chronic poverty. More formally, it is the target of bringing the number of extremely poor people, defined as those living on less than 1.25 ppp-adjusted dollars a day, to less than 3pc of the world population by 2030.

Nigeria's political "thugs" go digital for 2015 election