Africa

Women give the BBC harrowing accounts of rape by fighters, as conflict rages in the country.

Morocco defender Nouhaila Benzina makes history by becoming the first player to wear a hijab at a World Cup.

Doctors in Nigeria's public hospitals have started a “total and indefinite strike” over what they describe as the government’s failure to address their grievances.

Julius Malema divides opinion like few other politicians but he is celebrating his party's 10th anniversary.

After the elected president is overthrown, here’s why it matters for the region, Russia and the West.

A key government online platform has been down for several days and mobile money services are also affected.

The West African country has now faced its fifth coup since becoming independent.

One of the few democracies left in the Sahel, Niger now faces military rule just like its neighbours.

With July "virtually certain" to be the warmest month on record, BBC Weather has this analysis.

Nigeria come from behind to beat Australia and leave the co-hosts facing a battle to qualify for the last 16 of the Fifa Women's World Cup.

South Africa's pioneering coach Desiree Ellis on the growth of women's football and leading her nation at a second World Cup.

Northern Algeria has been experiencing a record heatwave with temperatures reaching 48C.

Thirty-three people are confirmed dead after a building collapsed onto another in the city of Douala.

Mohamed was born by the roadside as his mother Arafa crossed into Chad, fleeing the fighting in Sudan.

Germany begin their Women's World Cup campaign in style as captain Alexandra Popp scores twice to see off debutants Morocco in Melbourne.

Trailblazing forward Ghizlane Chebbak on the enduring influence of her late father, Larbi - a star of Morocco's only Africa Cup of Nations win.

Trailblazing forward Ghizlane Chebbak on the enduring influence of her late father, Larbi - a star of Morocco's only Africa Cup of Nations win.

A radio presenter in Sudan has a baby by the road as she flees militias she says killed her other sons.

Opponents call it a "plot on democracy" and say the referendum result should be annulled.

Amanda Ilestedt's last-minute header gives Sweden a 2-1 win over South Africa at the Women's World Cup in Wellington.