BBC News - Africa
Updated: 11 hours 40 min ago
Wed, 24/09/2025 - 18:35
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says he is a prime target of the Islamist group al-Shabab.
Wed, 24/09/2025 - 18:35
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says he is a prime target of the Islamist group al-Shabab.
Wed, 24/09/2025 - 17:40
The battle for Kordofan, with a population of eight million, is the latest frontline in Sudan's civil war.
Wed, 24/09/2025 - 15:23
The drug - a twice-yearly injection – reduces the current HIV treatment cost in developing countries.
Wed, 24/09/2025 - 12:15
They had started legal action against Ghana for agreeing to accept them from the US.
Tue, 23/09/2025 - 14:57
Orville Isaac Etoria had been held in prison in the southern African state after Trump's government expelled him.
Mon, 22/09/2025 - 15:02
Female runners won six of Kenya’s seven gold medals at the World Athletics Championships, topping the podium in every event from 800m to the marathon in Tokyo.
Mon, 22/09/2025 - 11:40
Evans Kibet, now being held in Ukraine after surrendering, says he did not know he was signing up.
Mon, 22/09/2025 - 11:40
Evans Kibet, now being held in Ukraine after surrendering, says he did not know he was signing up.
Mon, 22/09/2025 - 11:11
Wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock reverses his retirement for one-day internationals and is recalled by South Africa.
Mon, 22/09/2025 - 10:22
President Duma Boko congratulates the men's 4x400m relay team for winning gold at the World Athletic Championships.
Sun, 21/09/2025 - 12:47
Kenya make it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men's race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women's.
Sun, 21/09/2025 - 10:21
Friends of the stabbed 21-year-old Kenyan woman recount to the BBC events on the night she went missing.
Fri, 19/09/2025 - 18:49
Luca Zidane, the son of France's World Cup-winning playmaker Zinedine, switches his international allegiance from France to Algeria.
Fri, 19/09/2025 - 08:25
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Fri, 19/09/2025 - 08:25
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Thu, 18/09/2025 - 16:21
Rwanda will make history when it becomes the first African nation to host cycling's Road World Championships from 21-28 September.
Wed, 17/09/2025 - 21:27
Police suspect some of the victims were accused of witchcraft by others on the boat that had travelled from Senegal.
Wed, 17/09/2025 - 16:59
A photo of the 3,000-year-old bracelet has been sent to airports, seaports and border crossings to stop it being smuggled out of the country.
Wed, 17/09/2025 - 14:51
Islamists fighters are trying to prevent deliveries of fuel and other essential supplies to landlocked Mali.
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