BBC News - Africa
Updated: 1 day 18 hours ago
Thu, 08/12/2021 - 21:46
A warrant is issued against Saif al-Islam Gaddafi after a BBC investigation into mercenaries in Libya.
Thu, 08/12/2021 - 12:17
The blazes in the mountainous Kabylie region are some of the worst in the country's history.
Thu, 08/12/2021 - 00:58
The payment marks the end of a long-running legal battle over a spill during the 1967-70 Biafran War.
Wed, 08/11/2021 - 17:05
Dutch triple Olympic medallist Sifan Hassan has no regrets over leaving Ethiopia and calls for peace to stop more athletes following suit.
Wed, 08/11/2021 - 15:48
At least 65 people have been killed as the fires continue to spread amid an intense heatwave.
Wed, 08/11/2021 - 12:01
Sexual violations during the conflict in Tigray amount to war crimes, the rights group says.
Wed, 08/11/2021 - 10:23
Blackburn Rovers' Ryan Nyambe is just 23 years old but he has already launched a football academy in his homeland of Namibia.
Wed, 08/11/2021 - 02:04
Zambia will vote on Thursday amid growing concern about high unemployment and inflation.
Wed, 08/11/2021 - 01:02
Sixty percent of Ghana's water bodies are now polluted, largely due to illegal mining operations.
Tue, 08/10/2021 - 23:08
A Samsung tablet obtained by the BBC unveils chilling details of how mercenaries fought in Libya’s war.
Tue, 08/10/2021 - 22:43
Algeria is one of several Mediterranean countries to face devastating wildfires.
Tue, 08/10/2021 - 19:27
The economy is struggling and there's a tense political atmosphere ahead of Thursday's elections.
Tue, 08/10/2021 - 17:56
Abiy Ahmed has asked all "capable" Ethiopians to join the fight against resurgent Tigrayan rebels.
Tue, 08/10/2021 - 17:33
Nigeria says there was "no justification" for an official's mistreatment by immigration officers.
Tue, 08/10/2021 - 10:16
A man who died is found to have had the highly infectious virus, the first human case in West Africa.
Tue, 08/10/2021 - 10:05
Tanzania's president says there were people who doubted she was qualified.
Mon, 08/09/2021 - 16:43
When Samia Suluhu Hassan first became Tanzania's president some doubted her, she tells the BBC.
Mon, 08/09/2021 - 10:39
Lizben Agha was held for weeks without charge after becoming caught up with the three men's arrest.
Mon, 08/09/2021 - 10:14
BBC Sport Africa's Celestine Karoney digs out Africa's golden moments from Tokyo 2020.
Mon, 08/09/2021 - 01:03
How three teenagers rescued from the Mediterranean Sea ended up in Malta accused of terrorism.
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