BBC News - Africa
Updated: 7 min 38 sec ago
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 01:38
Patients have been left without access to crucial services at state hospitals for a month.
Mon, 04/15/2024 - 11:48
Slam poet Emi Mahmoud wants the world not to forget Sudan, one year into its civil war.
Mon, 04/15/2024 - 03:53
Zeinab Mohammed Salih reflects on what has happened to Sudan since fighting broke out a year ago.
Sun, 04/14/2024 - 03:03
Most of the Chibok girls abducted 10 years ago in Nigeria are now free but some feel badly let down.
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 15:26
The bus was travelling to Nairobi when it was swept off the road.
Sun, 04/07/2024 - 19:36
Russ Cook, nicknamed "Hardest Geezer", has finished his challenge of running the length of Africa.
Fri, 04/05/2024 - 18:24
The BBC's Victoria Uwonkunda speaks to survivors of the Rwanda genocide violence 30 years after she fled.
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 11:56
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal's fifth president, has been sworn into office at a ceremony in the capital, Dakar.
Sat, 03/30/2024 - 02:07
Goalposts used by children on a beach in Somalia's capital are posts set up for firing squad executions.
Fri, 03/29/2024 - 11:33
Wheelchair user says he felt less than human after he was told to leave the branch at Lagos airport.
Fri, 03/29/2024 - 11:33
He was unhurt after a drunk driver collided with his armoured vehicle, police say.
Fri, 03/29/2024 - 11:32
An eight-year-old girl is the only survivor after a bus carrying Easter pilgrims plunges into a ravine.
Fri, 03/29/2024 - 02:07
A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.
Thu, 03/28/2024 - 22:17
South Africa's ex-president has backed a new party seeking to take on the governing ANC.
Thu, 03/28/2024 - 16:42
Joseph Boakai tells the BBC he is trying to change the mindset of those who think government is a way to get rich.
Thu, 03/28/2024 - 08:18
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, speaks to the BBC.
Wed, 03/27/2024 - 01:24
The ANC has governed since the end of apartheid, but its vote could fall below 50% for the first time.
Wed, 03/27/2024 - 01:24
The ANC has governed since the end of apartheid, but its vote could fall below 50% for the first time.
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 17:54
How Swiss coach Nora Hauptle is restoring pride to Ghana's Black Queens after years in the African football wilderness.
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 13:51
Bassirou Diomaye Faye is expected to become Senegal's youngest-ever president.
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