BBC Africa

Kenya's William Ruto becomes the first African leader to make an official state visit to the US in 15 years.

The BBC tracks the crucial issues facing South Africans ahead of the 29 May general election.

The BBC tracks the crucial issues facing South Africans ahead of the 29 May general election.

BBC Sport Africa profiles the players who caught the eye, for better or for worse, over the 2023-24 Premier League season.

The country has the world's highest unemployment, leaving many cynical about this month's election.

The country has the world's highest unemployment, leaving many cynical about this month's election.

The star of viral hit People talks to the BBC about getting death threats for waving a Cameroonian flag.

The star of viral hit People talks to the BBC about getting death threats for waving a Cameroonian flag.

Spraying money - flinging cash at the happy couple - is a highlight of many ceremonies but is illegal.

Nigeria's women's minister says she has filed a court order to stop the ceremony planned for next week.

Kenenisa Bekele will face fellow all-time great Eliud Kipchoge at the Olympics, 21 years on from their first meeting in a final.

Israel's lawyers push back against South Africa, which is trying to get its Rafah offensive stopped.

Former boxing world champion Lovemore Ndou compares himself to Nelson Mandela before he runs for election in South Africa.

The ICJ ruling has come under intense scrutiny, centring on the word "plausible". What did the court mean?

Lebohang Kganye has won the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize for her exhibition Haufi nyana? I've come to take you home

Scientists say the ancient wonders are likely to have been built along a now-dried up branch of the River Nile.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.

A Kenyan mother's desperate attempts to save her son who is on death row in Saudi Arabia.

President Ramaphosa approves a law that seeks to provide universal health care for all - but not everyone is happy.