BBC News - Africa
Updated: 4 days 11 hours ago
Mon, 12/12/2016 - 13:35
Delphine Traore Maidou is the head of Allianz Global Corporate in Africa and she wants to see more people who "look like her" in the top jobs.
Mon, 12/12/2016 - 12:28
Ghana's President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo has said that he will set up a special team to investigate corruption but said it would be independent "to take the politics out of it".
Mon, 12/12/2016 - 01:09
South Africa's scrubland plant "fynbos" has helped nursery owner Jacky Goliath develop her business.
Sun, 11/12/2016 - 19:54
Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh says he will launch a legal challenge after his election defeat.
Sun, 11/12/2016 - 18:11
Sofiane Boufal scores his first Premier League goal as his spectacular strike from 25 yards gives Southampton a win over Middlesbrough.
Sun, 11/12/2016 - 16:21
At least 39 people are dead after a fuel tanker explodes on a road in Naivasha, Kenya.
Sun, 11/12/2016 - 15:49
A roof collapses during a church ceremony in south-eastern Nigeria, killing at least 100 people.
Sun, 11/12/2016 - 14:19
The African champions, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, lose 2-0 to Japan's Kashima Antlers in the quarter-final of the Fifa Club World Cup.
Sun, 11/12/2016 - 08:41
A powerful blast kills at least 16 people near the port of the Somali capital Mogadishu.
Sun, 11/12/2016 - 03:56
A crash and fire involving an oil tanker on a road in Kenya kill at least 30 people.
Sun, 11/12/2016 - 03:40
At least 60 people are killed when a church roof collapses in Uyo, south-eastern Nigeria.
Sun, 11/12/2016 - 03:33
One woman isn't letting drought, emigration and politics stand in the way of her fashion dreams.
Sat, 10/12/2016 - 09:41
Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh has rejected the result of the presidential election held earlier this month, a week after admitting defeat.
Sat, 10/12/2016 - 08:13
President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia surprised the world earlier this month when he lost elections - the BBC's Umaru Fofana looks at the reasons behind his defeat.
Sat, 10/12/2016 - 03:54
It used to be a cultural taboo for a woman to ask for sexual gratification in Nigeria, but there's a mini-revolution going on the in bedroom, writes the BBC's Bola Mosuro.
Sat, 10/12/2016 - 00:01
Ghana's opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo wins Wednesday's presidential election.
Fri, 09/12/2016 - 22:28
Cameroon's "protected" Penja pepper has helped to transform the region, economically.
Fri, 09/12/2016 - 16:33
A new three-word postal system is introduced in Ivory Coast, allowing the whole country to receive mail.
Fri, 09/12/2016 - 13:10
As Kenya prepares to export oil, the promise of petrodollars has generated high expectations.
Fri, 09/12/2016 - 10:25
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
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