BBC News - Africa
Updated: 2 hours 14 min ago
Sat, 09/02/2023 - 10:15
Mohamed Kissi accuses the Algerian coastguard of killing his brother and a friend.
Sat, 09/02/2023 - 01:51
Gabon's main opposition accuses the military of showing no sign they plan to hand power back to civilian rule.
Sat, 09/02/2023 - 01:35
Morocco's Asmâa Hamzaoui learned to play the main instrument in Gnawa music from her father.
Sat, 09/02/2023 - 01:15
France's post-colonial days are long gone and yet its influence in Francophone Africa is in tatters.
Fri, 09/01/2023 - 15:51
The fire service wants to be sure that no bodies are left behind from the blaze that killed 74 people.
Fri, 09/01/2023 - 15:23
Inter Milan's Tabitha Chawinga, Serie A's top goalscorer last season, reveals she was beaten as a child for playing football.
Fri, 09/01/2023 - 12:11
Here are some facts you may not have known about Alain Bongo or better known as Ali Bongo.
Fri, 09/01/2023 - 03:53
Coastguards reportedly kill two French-Moroccan tourists who strayed into Algerian waters from Morocco.
Fri, 09/01/2023 - 03:10
Nigeria spends twice as much on debt repayments than on health and education combined, a report says.
Fri, 09/01/2023 - 02:55
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
Fri, 09/01/2023 - 02:48
The singer says he has the financial freedom to bring Afrobeats influences to his new material.
Thu, 08/31/2023 - 18:34
Who is Gen Brice Nguema, the man who overthrew the president he was supposed to protect?
Thu, 08/31/2023 - 17:09
Former NBA star Luol Deng credited as the 'heart and soul' of South Sudan's Cinderella story at the Basketball World Cup.
Thu, 08/31/2023 - 16:44
Many blocks in inner-city Johannesburg, the scene of a deadly fire, are deemed unfit to live in.
Thu, 08/31/2023 - 16:44
One survivor tells of his escape, another says she was powerless with her children trapped inside.
Thu, 08/31/2023 - 16:40
At least 73 people died in the blaze in the city centre building
Thu, 08/31/2023 - 11:18
South African authorities say it is unclear what sparked the blaze at the five-storey building.
Thu, 08/31/2023 - 10:45
Prolific hackers accused of being a front for Russian cyber-operation shares counter evidence with the BBC.
Thu, 08/31/2023 - 05:08
Brice Oligui Nguema is named transitional leader after the overthrow of President Ali Bongo.
Thu, 08/31/2023 - 03:30
Gabon is the latest African state to be hit by a coup, raising fears about the future of democracy.
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