Africa

The African Union, representing 55 member states, is furious over a reported slur by the US leader.

For Samuel James Ayot, a villager from Akoka in rural north South Sudan, accessing basic services and earning a livelihood does not mean having to make a perilous neck-deep wade across a river, thanks to the tireless efforts of Indian peacekeepers from the United Nations mission there, who rebuilt a bridge and connected his village to a major provincial town.

What is believed to be the largest-ever outbreak of the bacterial disease Listeriosis – or Listeria – has left more than 60 people dead across South Africa, with nearly 750 confirmed cases, the United Nation’s health agency said Friday.

More than 30 people are sentenced to long terms for belonging to a group wanting to overthrow the government.

Will Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa be able to deliver new homes to low income earners?

The fifth edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) kicks off in Morocco on Saturday, with holders DR Congo notable by their absence.

The countries dismissed by Donald Trump have produced some successful contributors to US society.

African-Australians claim #AfricanGangs label to share positive stories in a social media campaign

A manhunt for the gang leader had been under way since he kidnapped four Britons last year.

The UK plan to deport him. Nigeria does not want him. BBC Sport meets Bilal Fawaz, a talented amateur boxer who's fought for England but has been seeking asylum in the UK for the past 11 years.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

The United Nations human rights office on Friday called on the authorities in Tunisia to ensure that protestors are not arrested in an arbitrary manner, and that all those detained are treated with full respect for their due process rights and other fundamental guarantees.

"He is the most handsome man I've ever met and I liked him instantly."

With water usage and droughts across the globe rising, the race is on to manage water more efficiently.

The security situation in West Africa and the Sahel remains of grave concern, the United Nations envoy for the region said Thursday, warning that while there had been progress on the political front over the past year, there had also been a worrying upsurge in Boko Haram attacks.

The top United Nations envoy for Somalia has called for calm and dialogue amid reports of clashes between security forces from ‘Somaliland’ and neighbouring Puntland.

Former national goalkeeper Joseph-Antoine Bell believes Cameroon will be ready to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, ahead of an inspection visit by the Confederation of African Football.

German side RB Leipzig tell BBC Sport they have no intention of allowing Liverpool to complete the signing of Naby Keita before the summer.

The ban, handed down by a local "river god" in central Ghana, also applies on Tuesdays.

Robert Mugabe's former minister on the legitimacy of the new government in Zimbabwe.