Africa

Zimbabwean entrepreneur Tendai Moyo highlights the importance of texture representation in the hair industry.

Videos falsely targeting African migrants in Tunisia have gone viral on TikTok and other platforms.

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

People (Check On Me) is poised to enter the UK Top 10 this week - a first for a Cameroonian artist.

At least six people have been confirmed dead after a passenger bus collided with a commuter train in Lagos.

Meet Mauritania's 'Meharists', a camel-riding police unit combating jihadist groups in the Sahel.

Peter Obi's presidential campaign galvanised many young Nigerians. Will that engagement survive his defeat?

Kenyan gynaecologist, Dr Jemimah Kariuki, says her path to becoming a doctor hasn’t been easy.

Athlete Mary Ngugi hopes to protect young female runners from unwanted male attention after starting the country’s first girls-only running camp.

South Africa's president has given a trusted aide the responsibility of ending the power crisis.

Anthony Muigai has been a farmer in Kenya for the last five years, but he doesn't just rely on his chickens for eggs.

Hundreds of Cameroonians are stuck in Antigua unable to afford the onward journey to the US.

Some African parents on moving to the UK discover that attitudes towards disciplining your children is very different.

In West Africa, indigo is more than just a colour, it is also a fabric. It has been associated with dignitaries, as well as widows.

His close family says he should not have been reburied at the spot where he was killed 35 years ago.

Nigerian voters at this local eatery cite insecurity, unemployment and education as issues they want their next president to tackle.

A leading sports scientist urges caution over the age-testing process that badly disrupted qualification for the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations.

As Nigeria elects a new president, young people highlight issues they want to be given priority.

Gusts above 130km/h (81mph) cause a storm surge, ripping off roofs and killing at least four people.

With online medical degrees not recognised in Nigeria, some students want to return to Ukraine.