BBC Africa

Despite poor infrastructure and patchy internet, Congolese people find ways to work and learn.

The extraordinary tale of Houcine Arfa and how he says he escaped from a prison in Madagascar to return to France.

Africa’s second biggest football tournament is taking place in Morocco.

Ethiopia is facing a chronic sugar shortage which has led to violent and lethal protests on the streets.

The US president and the new head of the African Union sing the praises of each others' countries.

More and more cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast are smuggling their crop into Ghana.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

Could broadcasting school lessons solve Africa's education crisis? The BBC spoke to a pupil in the Democratic Republic of Congo who is learning through the radio.

Watu Wote is nominated for best short live action film at the Oscars.

Although Nigeria's government says it has defeated Boko Haram, BBC analysis shows its attacks are not becoming less frequent.

The BBC's Mohammed Allie is one of millions of people trying to stave off Day Zero, the day the taps in Cape Town will run dry.

The legendary musician, who has died age 78, will be remembered as much for his activism as his songs.

What a video of a male lecturer assaulting his students says about the state of women's rights in the country.

For many people in remote regions access to healthcare is limited, so tech is coming to their aid.

Looking at a zebra's stripes may not be a good way to tell different types apart, say scientists.

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.

Zambia edged closer to the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship in Morocco when beating Ivory Coast 2-0 in Marrakech.

Roy Bennett, a farmer who became a thorn in the side of Robert Mugabe, is killed alongside his wife.

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.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger "disrespectful" by talking publicly about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, say Borussia Dortmund.