BBC Africa

Photographer Boukary Konate is documenting scenes from rural life in his native Mali for the "internet generation", and before this way of life disappears entirely.

Kenyan businessmen are tapping into the honey industry with the introduction of modern methods, which local farmers say present a shift away from long-held tradition, writes the BBC's Nicola Kelly.

Kenyan girls are hiding in schools this Christmas to escape parents who want them to undergo FGM.

How a meeting between two of the BBC's 100 Women of 2013 led to an English girl's school reopening in a Kenyan slum

Rana Jawad examines why Libya is still fractured and threatened by Islamic State one year after a political deal for a unity government

Cameroonians have launched a technological campaign to end road accidents by using mobile apps, writes Chris Matthews.

The BBC's Stephanie Hegarty explains how a Ponzi scheme caught on like wildfire in Nigeria.

For three years South Sudan has tumbled deeper into self-inflicted chaos, and it now finds itself on the brink of something even more terrifying, writes the BBC's Alastair Leithead.

Gambia's President-elect tells the BBC he will declare himself president on 18 January.

Traces of explosives were found on victims of an EgyptAir crash in May, investigators say.

One of Mozambique's richest women is shot dead by her husband in a domestic violence case, police say.

Cardiff City defender Sol Bamba is charged by the Football Association for alleged insulting and/or threatening behaviour in the game against Ipswich.

A Ugandan king charged with terrorism should have a private cook and a small fridge in prison, a court rules.

League football in DR Congo is suspended until further notice by the government amid fears political violence could erupt in stadiums

Tamoke the robot has been brought in to tackle Kinshasa's road fatalities.

Gambia's president will be "strongly sanctioned" if he clings to power, the UN's regional envoy says.

Kenyan visual artist Jim Chuchu examines the evolution of African spirituality in Nairobi exhibition.

Nigeria's victorious women's football team protest outside parliament over unpaid bonuses.

Is The Gambia headed for a constitutional crisis now the poll result has been challenged in court?

Algeria and Montpellier midfielder Ryad Boudebouz needs a knee operation and is set to miss the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.