BBC News - Africa
Updated: 23 hours 10 min ago
Tue, 12/11/2018 - 13:37
Morocco and Borussia Dortmund's Achraf Hakimi wins a second monthly newcomer award to be in the running for the end-of-season prize.
Tue, 12/11/2018 - 12:45
Former Hibernian striker Simon Murray is full of enthusiasm for his South African adventure as he tells BBC Scotland about his Bidvest Wits experience.
Tue, 12/11/2018 - 11:40
Proof-of-life tests revealed they were dead or fictitious, costing the government $250m over two years.
Tue, 12/11/2018 - 03:29
One of the few black women on the African pro-wrestling scene says she's carving a path for others.
Tue, 12/11/2018 - 01:14
Foreign navies have played a key role in curbing piracy off Somalia's coast, writes the BBC's Anne Soy.
Mon, 12/10/2018 - 17:39
South Africa is angered by apparently offensive remarks aimed at top official, Lindiwe Sisulu.
Mon, 12/10/2018 - 16:08
The Confederation of African Football will choose the new hosts for the 2019 Nations Cup on 9 January at a meeting in Senegal
Mon, 12/10/2018 - 13:34
Egypt investigates whether a viral video of a couple posing nude on its Great Pyramid is real or not.
Mon, 12/10/2018 - 13:05
Some ethnic Fulanis in Nigeria enter a painful endurance contest in a bid to win female admirers.
Sun, 12/09/2018 - 19:12
Joseph Kabila says he will leave office after this month's poll, but he may seek re-election later.
Sun, 12/09/2018 - 17:14
Football's world governing body Fifa and the French Football Federation (FFF) sign an agreement aimed at developing football in Francophone Africa.
Sun, 12/09/2018 - 14:50
The aircraft exploded in flames after it hit a communications tower, reports say.
Sun, 12/09/2018 - 13:31
The initiative is aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle and reducing pollution caused by vehicles.
Sun, 12/09/2018 - 03:04
Six survivors speak about how a day of revelry turned into tragedy as a party boat sank 200m from the shore.
Sun, 12/09/2018 - 01:03
Abandoning white gowns means women can wear them more than once, says Kenyan designer Ogake Mosomi.
Sat, 12/08/2018 - 19:05
African champions Nigeria are drawn in Group A of the 2019 Women's World Cup where they will face the hosts France.
Sat, 12/08/2018 - 17:08
The first such ceremony in a Muslim nation was for 19 Catholics killed in Algeria's civil war.
Sat, 12/08/2018 - 13:59
Congo Brazzaville emerge as contenders to host next year's Africa Cup of Nations, according to Constant Omari, a senior official at Caf.
Sat, 12/08/2018 - 13:01
Hip hop star Cherrie talks success and identity as a black woman of Somali heritage in Scandinavia.
Fri, 12/07/2018 - 19:41
WHO report says many African and South American countries do not have sufficient speed limit laws.
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