Ivorian government clears homes near airport after stowaway death

In Ivory Coast, violent youth gangs are spreading terror across the economic capital Abidjan.

Estelle Gnahoré Zita runs a workshop in Abidjan where produces decorations made of straw, bamboo or rattan. The craftswoman commands a team of eight men: “Here they don't see my feminine side”.

In the aftermath of the tense presidential election, residents of Cocody, a commune of Abidjan, described polling stations as "broken" and witnessed "clashes". The outcome of the violence, which was numerous in the southern half of the country, is not immediately known, but both the opposition and the government have spoken of "deaths". The opposition had called on the population to boycott the election and to protest against the candidacy of Alassane Ouattara, who is seeking a third term.

NDLEA seizes drugs worth over N30billion at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos

Lawmakers call for reopening of Aminu Kano International Airport

Egypt has inaugurated on Tuesday two museums at Cairo International Airport, celebrating International Museum Day.

A look inside the abandoned Nicosia International Airport in the UN-protected zone of the divided Cypriot capital, 47 years after the Turkish invasion of the northern third of the east Mediterranean island.

Djo Drigbé has one big vision: To see the capital of Ivory Coast clean. He is unemployed and earns no money from collecting garbage. Instead, he supports his family through donations.

From planting trees to raising awareness and developing new solutions for waste, three young environmental activists in Abidjan are looking for inclusive ways to stop global warming.

After 11 months it was closed to traffic, the Toyota-Murtala Mohammed Airport Road link bridge has opened to traffic. Repair works commenced on the damaged bridge after six months of closure and it was meant to open to traffic by the end of September but the government further delayed reopening to carry out additional work.