Africa

A toxicology report, suggests overcrowding suffocated the victims, relatives say.

A former Zimbabwe Football Association official is banned from the sport for five years and fined 20,000 Swiss francs for sexually harassing three female referees.

Keisha Gitari examines what led to Emirate Airlines suspending flights to Nigeria.

A few weeks ago, it seemed as though peace talks were imminent, so why has fighting resumed in Tigray?

Mystery and wonder in this year's shortlisted images for Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

Former Liberian child soldier, Morris Matadi, is working with children trying to give them hope for the future.

Raila Odinga says the court’s judgement will have wider implications on democracy across Africa.

Black Tunisians tell the BBC about racism traumas, as an MP worries about advancement of black rights.

Meeting the mentors who want to develop home-grown talent by teaching children robotics.

Visiting restaurants or buying homes can be problems for headscarf wearers, BBC News Arabic finds.

Moroccan singer, Abir, has trichotillomania, a mental health disorder which causes the urge to pull hair out.

BBC's Kalkidan Yibeltal explains what lies behind the renewed violence in northern Ethiopia.

Togo is the latest country to buy the drones, which have proven their usefulness around the world.

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan says the people of Sudan have been waiting for justice for too long.

The weekend's deadly hotel siege served as a reminder that the militants remain a potent threat.

Raila Odinga has been mocked for challenging election results but each case improves Kenya's democracy.

The once thriving city of Bamenda has been destroyed by fighting between secessionists and Cameroon's government.

In July, a UN human rights officer embarked on an outreach visit to the Horn of Africa’s Sool and Sanaag regions, a seven-day round-trip of more than 1,600 kilometres by road.

Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) must lay down their arms and engage in political dialogue, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert said on Friday, urging the international community to strengthen efforts to restore State authority and end impunity there.

Rising acute food insecurity in Somalia has caused more than 900,000 people to flee their homes in search of humanitarian assistance since January last year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned.