BBC News - Africa
Updated: 1 day 7 hours ago
Thu, 11/11/2021 - 19:22
Was he a visionary who ended a racist system, or should he have been prosecuted?
Thu, 11/11/2021 - 13:15
FW De Klerk, South Africa's last president of apartheid era, played a key role in nation's transition to democracy.
Wed, 10/11/2021 - 15:22
Criminalisation, stigma and homophobia are just a few issues adding to the mental health struggles of LGBTQ people in Africa.
Wed, 10/11/2021 - 01:33
Cape Town, on South Africa's coast, was the first global city to come close to running out of water.
Tue, 09/11/2021 - 11:27
Survivors are left wondering how to rebuild their lives after Sierra Leone's tanker explosion.
Tue, 09/11/2021 - 01:00
Rwanda's Ampersand wants motorbike taxi drivers to switch from petrol to electric.
Sat, 30/10/2021 - 02:25
Kenyans are loving their freedom as Covid restrictions ease, but vaccination rates are alarmingly low.
Fri, 29/10/2021 - 07:57
It would be unethical to waste doses while thousands are dying with Covid daily, former world leaders say.
Fri, 29/10/2021 - 02:25
Ethiopia has been increasing its wheat production, but this is yet to catch up with growing wheat demand.
Thu, 28/10/2021 - 17:30
A statue of a cockerel has been handed back to Nigeria after being in the UK for over a century.
Thu, 28/10/2021 - 11:30
South Africa's Quinton de Kock apologises after refusing to take a knee against West Indies and says he is "not a racist".
Thu, 28/10/2021 - 05:04
Pressure mounts on the military to restore civilian rule as international bodies respond.
Thu, 28/10/2021 - 02:05
Agnes Wanjiru was allegedly murdered by a British soldier nearly 10 years ago.
Wed, 27/10/2021 - 20:08
Nigerians welcome the return of artefacts - including Cambridge University's cockerel - looted in 1897.
Wed, 27/10/2021 - 01:32
The actress tells the BBC nations must start sharing jabs to help reach the WHO's vaccination goals.
Tue, 26/10/2021 - 17:20
Watch as Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, is sent to Britain for trial.
Mon, 25/10/2021 - 17:11
Monday's coup comes after weeks of tension between the military and civilian leaders.
Mon, 25/10/2021 - 02:02
The EU and US threaten punitive action against the government and rebels as conflict escalates.
Mon, 25/10/2021 - 01:04
A report into alleged human rights abuses during the rule of former president Jammeh has been delayed.
Sun, 24/10/2021 - 01:20
Churches seek to wrestle back control of pulpits from politicians after years of cosy relations.
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