BBC News - Africa
Updated: 14 hours 1 min ago
Tue, 02/07/2019 - 10:04
Critics say it is about erasing the contribution of ethnic Tutsis and replacing them with Hutus.
Tue, 02/07/2019 - 02:50
Protesters are continuing to take to the streets, calling for an end to military rule in the country.
Sat, 29/06/2019 - 02:56
The deadly Ebola virus has spread, but are attacks and insecurity affecting the response?
Sat, 29/06/2019 - 02:52
Just a few weeks ago, Abiy Ahmed was feted across Africa but deadly attacks threatens his reforms.
Sat, 29/06/2019 - 02:14
Fake accounts trying to capitalise on social media campaigns are rife on the photo-sharing platform.
Fri, 28/06/2019 - 02:52
Chief Mkwawa died 16 years before WW1 began but his skull was mentioned in the treaty that ended the conflict.
Tue, 28/05/2019 - 01:13
Communities in Mozambique learn about health, banking and elections via giant interactive screens.
Mon, 27/05/2019 - 20:06
President Mutharika secures a second term, after a court-ordered delay to the result's announcement.
Mon, 27/05/2019 - 18:28
The vessel is believed to have been carrying more than 400 passengers on Lake Mai-Ndombe.
Mon, 27/05/2019 - 16:19
Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel sign Ivorian striker Souleymane Coulibaly, who scored nine goals at the 2011 Under-17 World Cup.
Mon, 27/05/2019 - 14:27
It appeared on the foreign ministry website, showing its neighbour incorporated within its borders.
Mon, 27/05/2019 - 12:46
Sierra Leone Football Association president Isha Johansen is acquitted of corruption paving the way for a ban from global football to be lifted.
Sun, 26/05/2019 - 20:07
The man who ran a jail where suspected separatists were reportedly tortured is captured in Somalia.
Sun, 26/05/2019 - 01:21
Will Africa's governments and consumers have to choose between using US and Chinese technology?
Sat, 25/05/2019 - 16:17
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa was inaugurated at an event which included a flypast and military parade.
Sat, 25/05/2019 - 01:53
Caleb Ofori-Boateng rediscovered the Togo slippery frog and created the first conservation area for it.
Sat, 25/05/2019 - 01:31
A Kenyan campaigner says he won't be deterred by a court ruling that upheld a ban on gay sex.
Fri, 24/05/2019 - 12:38
Blogger Sinikiwe Kademaunga was born with a condition that stopped the growth of her limbs.
Fri, 24/05/2019 - 10:56
BBC Africa staff read extracts from Binyavanga Wainaina's satirical essay in tribute to the late writer.
Fri, 24/05/2019 - 01:20
Critics say the social media giant has allowed its platform to be weaponised during elections on the continent.
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