BBC News - Africa
Updated: 8 hours 25 min ago
Mon, 10/08/2018 - 01:06
The dream of visa-free travel for Africans on the continent is still a long way off.
Sun, 10/07/2018 - 16:21
In-form Ghana international midfielder Mubarak Wakaso escapes unhurt following a car accident in Spain on Sunday morning.
Sun, 10/07/2018 - 14:18
Dijon's Mehdi Abeid is determined to work his way back into the Algeria squad after being overlooked for this month's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Sun, 10/07/2018 - 05:43
The US First Lady undertakes her first major foreign trip alone to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt.
Sun, 10/07/2018 - 01:23
Why women in Ethiopia's Oromia region hold a special ceremony for a mother, five days after she gives birth.
Sun, 10/07/2018 - 01:15
Agnes Mutemi says her mentally ill daughter, Nambia, is now making progress in a school which specialises in caring for children with disabilities.
Sat, 10/06/2018 - 16:49
Russian side CSKA Moscow sign Mali's under-17 World Cup star Lassana N'Diaye from Guidars youth academy for an undisclosed fee.
Sat, 10/06/2018 - 16:21
Mali coach Mohammed Magassouba calls up 18-year old Cheick Oumar Doucouré and France-born striker Alimani Gory ahead of the Nations Cup qualifiers against Burundi.
Sat, 10/06/2018 - 15:59
Dozens of people suffered second-degree burns after a tanker collided with a car in the DR Congo.
Sat, 10/06/2018 - 14:27
Madagascar confirm Vontovorona as the new venue for their forthcoming Nations Cup qualifiers following a deadly stampede at their national stadium last month.
Sat, 10/06/2018 - 01:46
Armed rebels have vowed to enforce a boycott of the 7 October election in parts of the country.
Sat, 10/06/2018 - 01:17
Wiyaala Djimba is a Ghanaian Afro pop singer and song writer who is fast becoming an international icon.
Fri, 10/05/2018 - 18:18
Fifa has suspended Sierra Leone 'with immediate effect' due to government interference in the running of the country's FA.
Fri, 10/05/2018 - 16:34
"It's one of the great spectacles of Africa," says our reporter Ferdinand Omondi. But what happened next caused lots of giggles as one of the baby elephants made quite a splash.
Fri, 10/05/2018 - 13:02
Algeria coach Djamal Belmadi recalls Hoffenheim striker Ishak Belfodil as well as Napoli's Adam Ounas to play Benin in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.
Fri, 10/05/2018 - 12:50
He has won the award for efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
Fri, 10/05/2018 - 12:13
Campaigners Nadia Murad, a Yazidi, and Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynaecologist, are given the prize.
Fri, 10/05/2018 - 11:37
Sampdoria's Omar Colley feels he is being 'punished' as he is left out of The Gambia's squad for their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Togo.
Fri, 10/05/2018 - 10:15
Ivory Coast call-up Chelsea academy goalkeeper Nicolas Tie and include Wilfried Zaha in their squad to face CAR in Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers8
Fri, 10/05/2018 - 04:59
Chemicals found in some Afro hair products around the world could be damaging your health.
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