BBC News - Africa
Updated: 1 day 5 hours ago
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 19:22
Protesters have returned to the streets of Lagos, a year after unrest at Lekki toll gate.
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 18:35
Patson Daka scores a coolly-taken hat-trick as Leicester boost their Europa League qualification hopes by brilliantly coming back from two goals down to beat Spartak Moscow.
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 18:16
Eight Nigerian men are charged in South Africa after an international operation involving Interpol.
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 15:40
Several airlines have been told by the Moroccan government that flights will be suspended.
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 14:14
The Egyptian man accidentally showed his face after stealing a journalist's phone mid-livestream.
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 13:54
Shatta Wale said he was the victim of a gun attack - he's been accused of spreading false information.
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 13:48
The BBC investigates what happened on the night 20 October 2020, when the Nigerian army opened fire on peaceful protesters in Lagos.
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 10:12
Cherif Souleymane, Guinea's only African Footballer of the Year, reflects on playing in East Germany in the 1960s.
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 01:27
A power-sharing deal between the military and civilians is under pressure with concerns of violence.
Tue, 10/19/2021 - 23:23
Bank to pay £147m fine to UK authorities as part of wider settlement over a corruption scandal.
Tue, 10/19/2021 - 15:56
Uganda football coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic has been handed a suspended jail term for sexual assault by a South African court.
Tue, 10/19/2021 - 11:53
One-time England defender Steven Caulker says he has a strong connection with Sierra Leone as he looks to switch allegiance.
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 22:56
Coldstream Guardsman Matthew Talbot tried to escape up a tree while on an anti-poaching patrol.
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 21:44
Officials had earlier denied the government was behind allegedly deadly attacks in the region.
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 07:24
All-rounder David Wiese is playing in his second T20 World Cup. This time, he will line up for a different country.
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 01:35
A small Nigerian community claims Jewish ancestry dating hundreds of years but Israel does not recognise them.
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 01:26
Fr Godfrey Nzamujo runs a "zero waste" agriculture system aimed at increasing food security and creating jobs.
Sun, 10/17/2021 - 15:57
The Fespaco festival draws film fans from across the world to Burkina Faso.
Sun, 10/17/2021 - 13:38
'Ezekiel', a former child soldier during the Liberian Civil War, is struggling to reintegrate back into society.
Sun, 10/17/2021 - 08:20
Opponents of Sudan's transition to democracy demonstrate in Khartoum, urging the army to take control.
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