BBC Africa

The story of how the 1969 visit of Pele and his club Santos saw the African nation turn to Brazil for footballing inspiration.

Laura Wolvaardt, the leading run-scorer at the Women's T20 World Cup, urges administrators to make the most of the Proteas' run to the final.

Kenyan gynaecologist, Dr Jemimah Kariuki, says her path to becoming a doctor hasn’t been easy.

Pictures taken from above the continent show how the landscape is transformed by human activity.

Cyclone Freddy first struck south-east Africa last month, killing 21 people and displacing thousands.

Athlete Mary Ngugi hopes to protect young female runners from unwanted male attention after starting the country’s first girls-only running camp.

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba calls for better medical checks after the death of a player during an Ivorian top-flight game.

A Nigerian politician accused of attempting to exploit a man for his kidney says he thought he was being scammed.

South Africa's president has given a trusted aide the responsibility of ending the power crisis.

Anthony Muigai has been a farmer in Kenya for the last five years, but he doesn't just rely on his chickens for eggs.

Crises including war and Covid have made it hard to get adequate food supplies, the UN says.

Hundreds of Cameroonians are stuck in Antigua unable to afford the onward journey to the US.

The artefact found in the Hathor Temple is thought to represent the Roman Emperor Claudius.

An "electricity minister" has been appointed to address the country's unprecedented energy shortages.

How a little-known team that only competed in seven Grands Prix brought tobacco branding into F1.

Kenyan traders accuse a Chinese-owned outlet of undercutting them and threatening their livelihoods.

The BBC goes inside a Seychelles' jail to see the sharp end of a problem threatening the country.

Youssef Chebbi triumphs at Fespaco film festival with his first feature-length production, Ashkal.

NFL player Efe Obada tells the BBC about his troubled upbringing, his ongoing battle to feel accepted as British and keeping in touch with his Nigerian roots.

An archive of photos from Ghana stretching back a century offers a glimpse of how things have changed.