BBC News - Africa
Updated: 1 week 4 days ago
Mon, 05/08/2023 - 18:44
Tsitsi Dangarembga was convicted last year of inciting violence by carrying a placard calling for reform.
Mon, 05/08/2023 - 18:00
Some 40,000 people have fled fighting in Sudan to go to South Sudan, one of the world's poorest countries.
Mon, 05/08/2023 - 01:18
The dilemma for those trying to bring peace to Sudan and why it will be so hard to end the fighting.
Sun, 05/07/2023 - 22:05
He was among volunteers who had reopened a medical facility that had shut amid clashes and looting.
Sun, 05/07/2023 - 21:48
Nearly 400 bodies have been retrieved following floods and landslides that hit two villages last week.
Sun, 05/07/2023 - 12:27
In an exclusive interview with the BBC's Simi Jolaoso, Sonia Ekweremadu says she 'understands the conviction' of her parents.
Sun, 05/07/2023 - 01:08
The midfielder had no time to gather his belongings as fighting broke out in his neighbourhood.
Sat, 05/06/2023 - 08:48
A US-Saudi statement welcomes the first face-to-face negotiations to end weeks of fighting.
Sat, 05/06/2023 - 05:22
Huge plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky - reports say a blast caused the fire at Deer Park.
Sat, 05/06/2023 - 01:29
Flash flooding surrounded a lorry driver who was crossing the Gulana-Kulalu causeway in Kenya.
Fri, 05/05/2023 - 20:04
After a tortuous wait, Azza is heading to the UK with her children, but without her husband.
Fri, 05/05/2023 - 18:57
Nigerian senator Ike Ekweremadu brought a man to the UK to provide a kidney for his daughter.
Fri, 05/05/2023 - 17:57
Kenya's multiple world champion on moving her family to a different country in search of marathon success.
Fri, 05/05/2023 - 13:24
Having scored the goal that clinched Napoli's first title in 33 years, just how much is Serie A's Nigerian top scorer Victor Osimhen worth?
Fri, 05/05/2023 - 10:38
What does King Charles III's coronation mean to Africans? People from four cities on the continent share their views.
Fri, 05/05/2023 - 01:14
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
Fri, 05/05/2023 - 01:04
Mohamed Osman has lived in Sudan his whole life, but the conflict has forced him into exile.
Thu, 05/04/2023 - 18:22
Families evacuated from Sudan say they were left with nowhere to go when they arrived in England.
Thu, 05/04/2023 - 16:03
A video of nightclub revellers being flogged in Somalia's capital sparks debate over a drug crackdown.
Thu, 05/04/2023 - 09:02
Journalist Elizabeth Ohene covered King Charles's first trip to Ghana in 1977. She reflects on the changing attitudes in the country to the UK monarchy.
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