This Sunday, Somalia will hold its long-awaited presidential elections. But why is it significant?
Some 20 million people face severe hunger but aid agencies say the world's attention is on Ukraine.
Anna Qabale Duba says the $250,000 prize money will help expand her school for children and adults.
The decision by Nigeria's government to withdraw the nation from all international basketball is "heart-wrenching", says Upe Atosu.
Asli Hassan Abade made history in 1976 by becoming the first female military pilot in Somalia and in Africa.
Protais Mpiranya led the presidential guard that killed the then-PM and 10 Belgian peacekeepers.
The body of Floribert Chebeya was found bound and gagged in his car, triggering national outrage.
The BBC investigates a network of Nigerian separatists outside the country urging violence online.
On 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, we explore the forgotten Egyptians that were there.
An exhibition in Oxford tells how Howard Carter's team excavated the pharaoh's tomb 100 years ago.
South Africa has one of the highest rates of kidnapping in the world, as Lesego Tau's ordeal shows.
On the red carpet at the Bafta Awards, incoming Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa talks about his new role.
Mass funerals are held in South Africa after the country's most deadly natural disaster.
Mass graves are being dug up to hide evidence of killing in western Tigray, witnesses say.
More people in Kenya are moving out of the capital Nairobi to a simpler life in the countryside.
Three African women explain how they have boosted their income by going digital since Covid.
Moeketsi Manake and his family talk about losing everything, including their house, in the Durban floods.
The United Nations General Assembly declared 3 May is World Press Freedom Day, but what does that mean?
Joice Zau is determined to carry on despite being threatened for "telling the truth" in Angola.
Nathan, who was born with cerebral palsy, is able to do family activities with the help of dad Meekeh's inventions.
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