BBC News - Africa
Updated: 15 hours 48 min ago
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 18:17
King Goodwill Zwelithini backed age-old practices but was at times criticised for his politics.
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 14:28
Residents who heard gunfire overnight thought it was a military exercise at the site in Kaduna state.
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 12:36
South Africa's Patrice Motsepe is the new president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) after being elected unopposed on Friday.
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 10:40
Triathlete Mhlengi Gwala had his leg amputated due to complications from the wound he sustained from the attack in South Africa.
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 10:32
The star, who also had roles in 24, NCIS, Days of Our Lives, is killed in a kiteboarding accident.
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 08:26
The king, one of South Africa's most influential traditional leaders, had ruled since 1968.
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 03:03
The Tanzanian authorities have not published data on coronavirus infections or deaths for many months.
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 01:57
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 01:29
A militant Islamist insurgency in north-east Mozambique has forced half a million people to flee for fear of beheadings and abductions.
Thu, 03/11/2021 - 02:12
Since the country’s first LGBT safe space was closed down by police, queer Ghanaians are "not safe".
Thu, 03/11/2021 - 02:04
Hamed Bakayoko died of cancer, the authorities say, days after his 56th birthday.
Wed, 03/10/2021 - 17:48
The president has coronavirus and has had a cardiac arrest, an opposition leader tells the BBC.
Wed, 03/10/2021 - 14:05
Explosions at a munitions depot in the main city Bata led to more than 100 deaths.
Wed, 03/10/2021 - 10:05
Who is Ousmane Sonko, why was he arrested and why are people protesting in Senegal?
Wed, 03/10/2021 - 02:24
The harrowing tales from Uganda from the families of those who have been detained after a series of raids.
Tue, 03/09/2021 - 17:16
Loise Nyagol shares her experience after she suffered miscarriages due to a condition known as a blighted ovum.
Tue, 03/09/2021 - 13:26
James Ibori stole the money while he was governor of Nigeria's Delta State in the early 2000s.
Tue, 03/09/2021 - 11:53
Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou is the recipient of the 2020 Ibrahim Prize for leadership.
Tue, 03/09/2021 - 10:12
The Confederation of African Football cancels the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations just five days before kick off.
Tue, 03/09/2021 - 01:22
Naomi Adamu was abducted by Islamist militants from Chibok, Nigeria, in 2014 and spent three years in captivity.
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