Africa

It is not like a bath with a tap that can be turned on and off at will.

The pandemic has impacted many businesses, but some entrepreneurs have thrived by adapting quickly.

The pandemic brought Egypt's tourism industry to a virtual halt, affecting millions of livelihoods.

A BBC investigation exposes chronic failures in the health system in one of the poorest areas.

The joint UN-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) is working with Sudanese and local authorities to de-escalate tensions following recent violent incidents in two nearby towns, including a deadly attack on a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs).

A UN peacekeeper from Rwanda was killed and two others were wounded in a deadly attack in the Central African Republic on Monday.

Zumba dance classes are helping keep Kenyan health workers motivated during the coronavirus pandemic.

Countries have taken different routes in lifting restrictions - and some are reinstating them.

There are fewer than 500 hirola living in the wild, down from thousands just 40 years ago.

A Zimbabwean woman is campaigning to get the machine fixed to avoid a mastectomy.

11-year-old Anthony Mmesoma Madu is challenging ballet stereotypes.

Intercommunal violence and persistent attacks by extremists, continue to undermine peace and security across West Africa, the UN’s top official in the region warned the Security Council on Thursday, calling for sustained engagement with all partners to urgently advance a holistic approach to peace.

Millions of refugees across Africa face even greater food insecurity because of aid disruption and rising food prices linked to the COVID-19 crisis, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.

Why the global exhibition of one of Egypt’s greatest icons may actually be illegal.

Fake news and mistrust in the government mean a lot of Nigeria's population thinks the pandemic is a hoax.

Zimbabwe's lockdown measures to combat the spread of coronavirus have led to economic and political crisis.

Projects supported by a UN trust fund for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel, are helping victims to regain their dignity, learn new skills, and improve their livelihoods.

The UN on Wednesday revealed the existence of an illicit trafficking scam in African cultural artefacts, which are being sold to unsuspecting buyers, thanks to the entirely fake UNESCO stamp they come with.

Essama Andre has repeatedly attacked the statue of French war hero Gen Philippe Leclerc in Doula.

The Blue Nile is “critical for the livelihoods and development” of Egyptians, Ethiopians and Sudanese, the top UN official for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs told the Security Council on Monday, urging those States to reach a construction agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).