BBC Africa

Algerian journalist Maher Mezahi writes about the riots that swept through France.

The leak in a shanty town near Johannesburg is linked to illegal gold mining in the area.

Macky Sall caught many people off-guard with his decision not to seek a third term.

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur, last year's beaten Wimbledon finalist, wins her first round tie with Poland's Magdalena Frech 6-3 6-3.

Zimbabwe fail to qualify for the 2023 Cricket World Cup as Scotland wrap up 31-run victory in Bulawayo.

Portia Modise says South Africa "suppressed" her as a player and backs the team's reported strike before the Women's World Cup.

There have been conflicting reports over the health of the monarch and why he had gone to Eswatini.

Rumours he would run again had fuelled deadly protests over the years.

13-year-old girl plays against Botswana as back-up squad scrambled to fulfil final warm-up game on home soil.

Two massive reforms are aimed at improving Nigeria's dilapidated universities - but will they work?

The king has sought treatment in Eswatini as he is uncomfortable being treated in South Africa.

With South Africans experiencing worsening power cuts, the crisis is fuelling demands for change.

A local police commander says the vehicle rammed into cars, motorcycles and people by the roadside.

Yaya Toure, Efan Ekoku and Gabriel Zakuani debate all things African football in a new podcast starting Monday 3 July.

Sudanese refugees in Egypt speak about the heartbreak of spending Eid without their families back home.

As it pushes out 12,000 UN peacekeepers, Mali will be relying ever more heavily on Russian mercenaries.

Biniam Girmay's former coach says the Eritrean can be the first black African to win a stage at the Tour de France and help grow cycling on the continent.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.

The government suffers a setback as judges say Rwanda is not a safe third country for asylum seekers.

Inspired by seeing a bagpipe player in his youth, Chukwu Oba Kalu wanted more Nigerians to play.