BBC Africa

Mathias Shipeta has been at the heart of the Shakahola cult rescue operation.

A co-ordinated campaign to divert food from those in need forces USAid to stop donations.

Nearly 300 children, most of them below the age of two, have been evacuated from the capital.

Domestic football suspended in Senegal until further notice following protests that have seen 16 people killed.

Some Khartoum residents have become accidental undertakers to stop corpses being left on the streets.

A museum says it is being unfairly punished for showing ancient Egypt's influence on black artists.

Félicien Kabuga, alleged to have financed Hutu militias, was arrested in France after 26 years on the run.

Black women in the North African country are looked down on and made to feel that they do not belong.

Many refugees are relieved to cross the Metema bridge from Sudan into Ethiopia. But getting there is extremely dangerous.

A campus where foreigners were staying was attacked, killing 10 people, DR Congo says.

Former Los Angeles Laker Ater Majok wants to repay a sport that gave him purpose as he returns to the continent to play in the Basketball Africa League.

The recruitment of nurses by high-income countries is "out of control", a nursing body says.

The policeman shot dead three soldiers near the border in what Israel says was a terrorist attack.

Former South Africa captain Dane van Niekerk says she feels "uncomfortable" wearing cricket kit after being dropped over fitness issues.

A group of Ugandan children is on the verge of glory after reaching the final of Britain's Got Talent.

Women in Sudan's few remaining maternity wards are having babies to the sound of gunfire.

As Egypt's Al Ahly bid for a record-extending eleventh continental title, can similarities be drawn with Europe's most successful club side?

The children from Uganda tell the BBC about reaching the final of hit UK TV show Britain's Got Talent.

The Russian leader's invasion of Ukraine has made life complicated for South Africa on several fronts.

Faith Kipyegon sets a new 1500m world record in the Florence Diamond League meeting on Friday, with Britain's Laura Muir a distant second.