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The five Brics countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - are holding their 15th annual summit in Johannesburg.

Asake hasn't performed in the UK since two women were killed in a crush at his O2 Academy Brixton gig.

Migrants tell the BBC they were shot on the Saudi border as a new report alleges "mass killings".

Paa Kwesi Asare is this year's winner of the BBC News Komla Dumor Award.

Grieving parents say regulators in both India and The Gambia failed their young children.

Finger-licking crowds have not distracted from concerns about the fairness of this week's elections.

Gen Tchiani said that Niger did not want a war but would defend itself against foreign intervention.

Khartoum has become lawless after four months of war, forcing some residents to arm themselves.

Galatasaray sign Hakim Ziyech on loan from Chelsea, with an option to buy the Morocco winger.

What drives Robert Mugabe's ouster, Emmerson Mnangagwa, as he seeks a second term in office?

Commonwealth 100m gold medallist Ferdinand Omanyala is targeting a knockout African win at this month's World Athletics Championships.

The region estimates at least 1,400 have died since a food corruption scam was uncovered in April.

There's currently a huge demand across the world for lithium and it's Zimbabwe that has Africa's largest lithium reserve.

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

A man whose brother was among around 60 Senegalese feared drowned says he would take the same risk.

Nigeria's Super Falcons receive an unprecedented financial reward from the government following their 2023 Women's World Cup showing.

As the World Athletics Championships approach, where might Africa shine in the Hungarian capital Budapest?

Thirty-eight others are rescued after the boat is found off the Cape Verde coast, police say.

Belyse Ininahazwe is set to make history as the first woman to coach a top-flight men's club in Burundi.

Fierce clashes kill 55 people as many families are left trapped in their homes in Tripoli.