BBC News - Africa
Updated: 1 day 22 hours ago
Tue, 23/01/2018 - 13:08
The legendary musician, who has died age 78, will be remembered as much for his activism as his songs.
Tue, 23/01/2018 - 01:35
What a video of a male lecturer assaulting his students says about the state of women's rights in the country.
Tue, 23/01/2018 - 01:11
For many people in remote regions access to healthcare is limited, so tech is coming to their aid.
Mon, 22/01/2018 - 17:22
Looking at a zebra's stripes may not be a good way to tell different types apart, say scientists.
Mon, 22/01/2018 - 02:25
Lamin Ceesay was lucky to survive when the Gambian president took away his drugs and tried to cure him with a paste of herbs. An unknown number died.
Fri, 19/01/2018 - 00:44
Zambia edged closer to the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship in Morocco when beating Ivory Coast 2-0 in Marrakech.
Fri, 19/01/2018 - 00:39
Roy Bennett, a farmer who became a thorn in the side of Robert Mugabe, is killed alongside his wife.
Thu, 18/01/2018 - 19:29
The Court of Arbitration for Sport lifts a five-year ban imposed on Senegalese side US Ouakam after crowd violence left at least eight people dead at last year's League Cup final.
Thu, 18/01/2018 - 18:56
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger "disrespectful" by talking publicly about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, say Borussia Dortmund.
Thu, 18/01/2018 - 16:30
Residents will be banned from using more than 50 litres of water a day from next month.
Thu, 18/01/2018 - 15:02
Tunisia return to the top of Fifa's African rankings two months after losing pole position to Senegal.
Wed, 17/01/2018 - 21:15
Villarreal's Cedric Bakambu is set to become the most expensive African footballer ever as Chinese club Beijing Guoan close on a £65m deal.
Wed, 17/01/2018 - 20:49
The group was reportedly travelling in two separate vehicles to the capital of Abuja.
Wed, 17/01/2018 - 17:51
Merera Gudina is the first of more than 500 prisoners the government has said it will release.
Wed, 17/01/2018 - 15:34
A monkey from Ethiopia and Sudan with a distinctive "handlebar moustache" has been identified as a distinct species.
Wed, 17/01/2018 - 15:13
The healer gave women leaves and herbs that made their stomachs swell up and told them not to see a doctor.
Wed, 17/01/2018 - 03:08
Riyan Abukar Ali is determined to succeed as a fisherwoman in Somalia, in a trade dominated by men.
Wed, 17/01/2018 - 02:33
Memory is among the themes featuring at the African Biennale of Photography in Mali's capital.
Wed, 17/01/2018 - 02:33
Memory is among the themes featuring at the African Biennale of Photography in Mali's capital.
Tue, 16/01/2018 - 02:04
Joseph Warungu peeps into WhatsApp groups to find out who the group administrators really are.
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