BBC News - Africa
Updated: 20 hours 3 min ago
Mon, 19/11/2018 - 05:33
We have to "try that much harder" to get girls an education, UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed tells BBC 100 Women.
Mon, 19/11/2018 - 01:20
Dress is a touchy subject in Sudan, where fashion can get you into trouble - now men are being targeted.
Sun, 18/11/2018 - 20:59
Mauritania qualify for an Africa Cup of Nations finals for the first time in their history as Guinea and Ivory Coast also go through to Cameroon 2019.
Sun, 18/11/2018 - 02:45
Male dominance in Ethiopia is being challenged with the appointment of women to powerful government posts, writes Hana Zeratsyon.
Sun, 18/11/2018 - 01:31
The UN wants to recruit more women as peacekeepers. In Mali at present they make up just 3% of a 15,000-strong force.
Sun, 18/11/2018 - 01:18
Meet the special effects makeup artist creating blood and gore for the Nigerian film industry.
Sat, 17/11/2018 - 20:13
Watch some of the best goals scored by BBC Sport's African footballer of the year nominees in 2018.
Sat, 17/11/2018 - 20:04
BBC Sport profiles Senegal and Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, a nominee for the BBC African Footballer of the Year award 2018.
Sat, 17/11/2018 - 19:57
Vote for your BBC African Footballer of the Year from the shortlist of Medhi Benatia, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sadio Mane, Thomas Partey and Mohamed Salah.
Sat, 17/11/2018 - 10:18
Barbra Banda, who will play for Zambia at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations starting on Saturday, is also a top-level boxer.
Fri, 16/11/2018 - 03:08
Ghanaian-American rapper turned director Blitz Bazawule talks about his new film
Fri, 16/11/2018 - 02:59
Reports of girls giving birth in the exam period prompted a government inquiry into teenage pregnancy.
Fri, 16/11/2018 - 02:23
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
Thu, 15/11/2018 - 20:00
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is intensifying his crackdown on the military and spy agency.
Thu, 15/11/2018 - 01:48
Journalist Peter Tah describes how life in the Cameroon city of Bamenda has ground to a halt due to the separatist conflict.
Wed, 14/11/2018 - 02:33
This living laboratory could hold the key to controlling malaria and other conditions.
Tue, 13/11/2018 - 23:17
Mnyaka Sururu Mboro is looking for the skull of a rebel Tanzanian chief who was executed by German colonisers.
Tue, 13/11/2018 - 19:34
The Eritrean family have just arrived in Canada from a refugee camp in Sudan.
Wed, 07/11/2018 - 01:44
Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene reflects on Prince Charles' visit to Ghana.
Thu, 01/11/2018 - 23:13
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
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