BBC News - Africa
Updated: 23 hours 54 min ago
Thu, 20/09/2018 - 23:14
With the ferry carrying hundreds of people on board, it is feared the death toll will rise.
Thu, 20/09/2018 - 19:13
Bobi Wine is back in Uganda after medical treatment in the US following his alleged assault by soldiers.
Thu, 20/09/2018 - 18:55
Bobi Wine says he will keep fighting for freedom after returning to Uganda.
Thu, 20/09/2018 - 18:49
Being pregnant at 13 is common in the floating slums of Makoko but John Mary has always been determined not to follow that route.
Thu, 20/09/2018 - 18:43
A South African man is charged after his racist tirade against President Ramaphosa caused outrage.
Thu, 20/09/2018 - 18:41
The nine-year-old Somali girl died after soldiers fired shots to clear a traffic jam in Mogadishu.
Thu, 20/09/2018 - 14:53
The Spanish foreign minister says he disagreed with the idea, put to him during a visit to the US.
Thu, 20/09/2018 - 14:38
Fifa warns Sierra Leone it risks an international ban following the Anti-Corruption Commission's decision to overturn the leadership of the football association.
Thu, 20/09/2018 - 14:21
Amaju Pinnick becomes the first man to win a second straight term as president of the Nigeria Football Federation beating three other candidates.
Thu, 20/09/2018 - 12:36
Nigeria suspends plans to relaunch its national airline two months after announcing it would be revived.
Thu, 20/09/2018 - 11:22
Former internationals Pierre Francois Aubameyang and Daniel Cousin take over as joint coaches of Gabon after Jose Antonio Camacho's contract was not renewed.
Thu, 20/09/2018 - 10:58
Kenya move up the latest Fifa world rankings thanks to their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying win over Ghana, who fall six places.
Thu, 20/09/2018 - 01:37
Why some earth tremors in Nigerian's capital, Abuja, have caused such a stir.
Thu, 20/09/2018 - 01:10
Visual artist Osborne Macharia wants the cultural movement to revolutionise the perception of Africa.
Wed, 19/09/2018 - 01:35
Whistle-blowers tell the BBC how bribery impacts on all levels of football in Algeria.
Tue, 18/09/2018 - 02:31
Recent data shows that the national murder rate in South Africa is going up.
Tue, 18/09/2018 - 02:30
Amidst a collapse in public services, water supplies have become contaminated with untreated sewage.
Tue, 18/09/2018 - 01:52
Nigerian tech entrepreneur Oscar Ekponimo has invented an app which will help cut down on food waste.
Mon, 17/09/2018 - 02:00
The death of three firemen reveals a reckless attitude to health and safety, many South Africans feel.
Mon, 17/09/2018 - 01:30
Young girls are sold to men as old as 90 in the custom still practised in Nigeria's Becheve community.
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