BBC News - Africa
Updated: 22 hours 10 min ago
Fri, 19/10/2018 - 13:53
Uganda, the only African nation to have ever competed at the Lacrosse World Championships, are hoping to help grow the sport across the continent.
Fri, 19/10/2018 - 08:59
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
Fri, 19/10/2018 - 08:29
The genetically modified insects are part of a project which aims to tackle malaria in Africa.
Fri, 19/10/2018 - 02:06
Emmanuel Ibeawuchi is captain of Nigeria's amputee national team, hoping to compete at the World Cup.
Thu, 18/10/2018 - 01:08
A deadly attack at a gig last year has only made this band from the Central African Republic more determined.
Thu, 18/10/2018 - 01:06
They're history's most prolific serial killers and there's tens of millions of them out there. So why are land mines still around?
Wed, 17/10/2018 - 16:38
Angel Wanjiru has overcome bullies and health problems to pursue her dream of a career in music.
Wed, 17/10/2018 - 01:34
The execution-style killings of two aid workers raised fears that the Islamist insurgency is far from over.
Wed, 17/10/2018 - 01:28
British-Nigerian Filmmaker Adeyemi Michael explains the inspiration behind his short film, Entitled.
Tue, 16/10/2018 - 01:28
The body in charge of leading the fight against corruption will use the Bible to teach ethics.
Sat, 13/10/2018 - 02:00
Successful, educated and attractive - Arlène Agneroh's friends said the only thing she was missing was a husband.
Fri, 12/10/2018 - 02:29
Ramla Ali is an English and British boxing champion with Olympic ambitions despite having had to hide her passion from her strict Muslim family.
Mon, 08/10/2018 - 01:06
The dream of visa-free travel for Africans on the continent is still a long way off.
Sun, 07/10/2018 - 19:36
Heavy security and threats of a boycott, as a tense nation votes.
Sun, 07/10/2018 - 16:21
In-form Ghana international midfielder Mubarak Wakaso escapes unhurt following a car accident in Spain on Sunday morning.
Sun, 07/10/2018 - 14:18
Dijon's Mehdi Abeid is determined to work his way back into the Algeria squad after being overlooked for this month's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Sun, 07/10/2018 - 05:43
The US First Lady undertakes her first major foreign trip alone to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt.
Sun, 07/10/2018 - 01:23
Why women in Ethiopia's Oromia region hold a special ceremony for a mother, five days after she gives birth.
Sun, 07/10/2018 - 01:15
Agnes Mutemi says her mentally ill daughter, Nambia, is now making progress in a school which specialises in caring for children with disabilities.
Sat, 06/10/2018 - 20:52
Dozens of people suffer second-degree burns after a tanker collided with a car in the DR Congo.
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