BBC News - Africa
Updated: 2 days 10 hours ago
Fri, 14/10/2016 - 18:58
Fishermen in Mauritania are complaining that huge trawlers are taking too many fish, putting their livelihoods at risk.
Fri, 14/10/2016 - 18:25
The London High Court dismisses a $1.2bn (£840m) claim against US investment bank Goldman Sachs brought by Libya's sovereign fund.
Fri, 14/10/2016 - 17:09
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari responds to criticism of his leadership by his wife Aisha Buhari by saying that she "belongs to my kitchen".
Fri, 14/10/2016 - 16:22
The BBC's Karen Allen reports on the work of public protector Thuli Madonsela, whose fight against corruption has inspired a South African public yearning for better services.
Fri, 14/10/2016 - 16:19
A corruption investigation expected to contain damning allegations against South African President Jacob Zuma is delayed, pending a court order.
Fri, 14/10/2016 - 15:25
South African collective Batuk aims to use house music to promote pan-African unity, reports Mayeni Jones.
Fri, 14/10/2016 - 13:23
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
Fri, 14/10/2016 - 12:55
Why Uganda has been ranked as the world's most entrepreneurial country.
Fri, 14/10/2016 - 12:55
What is believed to be the world's first regular commercial drone delivery service is launching in Rwanda.
Fri, 14/10/2016 - 01:22
Holidaymaker Brett Archibald recalls how he survived 28 hours in the Indian Ocean after falling overboard from a boat.
Thu, 13/10/2016 - 10:07
Amid rising religious fundamentalism in West Africa, the BBC's Lamine Konkobo looks at how one country has kept intolerance at bay.
Thu, 13/10/2016 - 01:26
Meet the Ugandan mum who dropped out of school in her teens, married a 71-year-old and is now back at school in her 30s, studying in the same class as her daughter.
Wed, 12/10/2016 - 15:33
The teenage activist who fights against the Malawi custom of sending girls to camps to learn how to please a man sexually.
Wed, 12/10/2016 - 14:13
With a growing appetite for chicken in Africa, the BBC's Kim Chakanetsa investigates why the continent does not produce enough birds to feed itself.
Tue, 11/10/2016 - 19:21
On a day promoting the rights of the 1.1 billion girls around the world, #womenaretrash is trending in South Africa on International Day of the Girl Child.
Tue, 11/10/2016 - 10:39
New Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock makes ex-Leeds United defender Sol Bamba his latest signing in the Championship.
Tue, 11/10/2016 - 10:25
Ethiopian troops withdraw from a key military base in central Somalia, opening the way for militant Islamists to capture territory, witnesses say.
Tue, 11/10/2016 - 09:02
A major report by Save the Children has found that one girl under the age of 15 is married every seven seconds.
Tue, 11/10/2016 - 05:45
A new report by Save the Children says one girl under the age of 15 is married every seven seconds.
Tue, 11/10/2016 - 01:41
Burundi bans three UN investigators after they published a report accusing the government of gross human rights violations.
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