BBC Africa

For the first time, two African documentary feature films are up for an Oscar.

As the 13th African Games begin in Ghana, BBC Sport Africa speaks to stars and key figures about the event’s potentially uncertain future.

Boxer Cindy Ngamba tells BBC Sport about her journey from Cameroon to England and the challenges she has faced in trying to earn a spot at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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

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

People in Francis Ngannou's hometown in Cameroon, Batie, are confident their man can beat Anthony Joshua when the two fight in Saudi Arabia.

As Anthony Joshua prepares to face Cameroon's Francis Ngannou, the Nigerian town of Sagamu will be rooting for the man it sees as its own.

A bill that will impose jail terms for simply identifying as LGBTQ+ is terrifying the gay community.

Mariam Ibrahim, one of the few female borehole engineers in north-east Nigeria, has built over 200 boreholes.

Officials objected to a performance which featured sexually explicit language and gestures.

Some 200 displaced people were collecting firewood outside their camp when they were attacked, residents say.

Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania has received her second Oscar nomination.

Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania has received her second Oscar nomination.

Police say arrests are on the cards, following the six-year-old's disappearance on 19 February.

Scientists believe the species hunted the oceans 66 million years ago with "teeth like knives".

A large group of people raided a warehouse full of food in the country's capital Abuja.

More than 70 children are missing following the raids by fighters linked to Islamic State.

More than 70 children are missing following the raids by fighters linked to Islamic State.

Nana Akufo-Addo says he will not assent to the anti-LGBTQ+ bill until a Supreme Court ruling.

An independent MP tables a bill in parliament to repeal the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM).