Ghanaian children wrongly labelled as trafficked are being taken from their homes, BBC Africa Eye finds.
Scientists want to understand exactly how pathogens can jump species and what the next threat may be.
The Master Musicians of Joujouka have been performing for generations - and recently opened Glastonbury.
Kenyan cheese factory employees were reportedly made to undress after a pad was put in the wrong bin.
The leak in a shanty town near Johannesburg is linked to illegal gold mining in the area.
Senegal's Kalidou Koulibaly and Edouard Mendy are the latest stars to move to Saudi Arabia but Africans already have a proud record of scoring success in the country.
Algerian journalist Maher Mezahi writes about the riots that swept through France.
Macky Sall caught many people off-guard with his decision not to seek a third term.
Two massive reforms are aimed at improving Nigeria's dilapidated universities - but will they work?
With South Africans experiencing worsening power cuts, the crisis is fuelling demands for change.
A local police commander says the vehicle rammed into cars, motorcycles and people by the roadside.
Sudanese refugees in Egypt speak about the heartbreak of spending Eid without their families back home.
As it pushes out 12,000 UN peacekeepers, Mali will be relying ever more heavily on Russian mercenaries.
Biniam Girmay's former coach says the Eritrean can be the first black African to win a stage at the Tour de France and help grow cycling on the continent.
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
Inspired by seeing a bagpipe player in his youth, Chukwu Oba Kalu wanted more Nigerians to play.
Artificial intelligence is developing at a rapid rate and is transforming many aspects of life in Africa.
What does the Russian mercenary group's failed mutiny mean for its fighters in African countries?
A former logger is leading her community to help regrow Madagascar’s rainforest by swapping tree seeds for healthcare.
The inside story of the Nigerian market trader whose case exposed illegal organ removal in the UK.
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