BBC News - Africa
Updated: 3 min 23 sec ago
Tue, 05/12/2020 - 14:29
Madagascar's President Rajoelina calls critics of his untested coronavirus herbal tonic condescending.
Tue, 05/12/2020 - 01:13
South Africa has been praised for halting the spread of coronavirus but unity is wearing thin.
Mon, 05/11/2020 - 20:03
The managers of the two hotels in southern Nigeria's Rivers state deny that they broke the rules.
Mon, 05/11/2020 - 15:17
A video about tennis funding by Algerian player Ines Ibbou gains the endorsement of her country's president.
Mon, 05/11/2020 - 13:15
IS and al-Qaeda affiliates have already locked horns in other jihadists hotspots.
Mon, 05/11/2020 - 12:32
Fafa Gilbert demonstrates how to cook this Ghanaian classic with ingredients available in lockdown.
Mon, 05/11/2020 - 10:17
The different types of mask, who should use them and what protection they offer from Covid-19.
Mon, 05/11/2020 - 03:52
The unidentified assailants reportedly looted shop, stole cattle and ordered inhabitants to flee.
Mon, 05/11/2020 - 02:07
Sports personalities across Africa tell the BBC how coronavirus hit their incomes - well beyond just football and athletics.
Mon, 05/11/2020 - 02:02
South Africa's ban on large gatherings has meant the rediscovery of old traditions.
Sun, 05/10/2020 - 21:42
There has been a surge in infections, mainly among sex workers and lorry drivers, in a border town.
Sun, 05/10/2020 - 18:38
Silvia Romano, 25, was freed on Saturday in Somalia, in an operation by Italy's secret services.
Sun, 05/10/2020 - 02:11
Fighting continues to rage in English-speaking parts of Cameroon after most armed groups reject a truce.
Sun, 05/10/2020 - 02:07
When a famed Egyptian actor revealed his daughter had transitioned, the reaction was unconventional.
Sun, 05/10/2020 - 01:13
A life on the high seas promised adventure, until a kidnapping turned a young man's life upside down.
Fri, 05/08/2020 - 11:56
Covid-19 could linger for years and "smoulder in transmission hot spots", the WHO warns.
Thu, 05/07/2020 - 23:45
The Mercury-nominated rapper had been put in an induced coma in April.
Thu, 05/07/2020 - 12:36
The private military group has up to 1,200 members supporting a renegade general, a leaked UN report says.
Thu, 05/07/2020 - 12:06
Heavy rains across the region have also destroyed homes, crops and some infrastructure.
Thu, 05/07/2020 - 11:14
A Kenyan university is voluntarily making critical medical kits in the fight against Covid-19.
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