BBC News - Africa
Updated: 2 days 3 hours ago
Tue, 02/23/2021 - 17:03
The FDLR says the government is wrong to blame them for Luca Attanasio's "heinous assassination".
Tue, 02/23/2021 - 14:50
An antibodies survey in Nigeria suggests millions, not thousands, have already had coronavirus.
Tue, 02/23/2021 - 12:27
These are the first cases in West Africa, five years after the end of the world's deadliest outbreak.
Tue, 02/23/2021 - 01:44
Horrific tales dominate the history of Liberia's civil war but no-one has been put on trial there.
Mon, 02/22/2021 - 15:44
Luca Attanasio and two other people die after his UN convoy is attacked near Goma.
Mon, 02/22/2021 - 15:20
Seif Bamporiki was shot dead while delivering a bed in a township in Cape Town, his party says.
Mon, 02/22/2021 - 15:19
He bags four prizes at this year's Headies awards, live-streamed from Lagos amid lockdown.
Mon, 02/22/2021 - 14:37
Ntuthuko Ntokozo Shoba is accused of planning Tshegofatso Pule's murder and paying the killer.
Mon, 02/22/2021 - 12:37
The three that died were Rothschild's giraffes, one of the animal's most endangered subspecies.
Mon, 02/22/2021 - 01:11
Just eight countries in Africa have adequate death registration systems, a BBC investigation finds.
Sun, 02/21/2021 - 22:38
The Red Cross tells the BBC there are major food and medical care problems in the war-torn region.
Sun, 02/21/2021 - 18:30
It is not known whether the seven electoral commission employees who died were deliberately targeted.
Sun, 02/21/2021 - 17:21
The military plane crashed short of the runway in the capital Abuja, after reporting engine failure.
Sun, 02/21/2021 - 15:47
The specialist insurance market has previously apologised for historical links to the slave trade.
Sun, 02/21/2021 - 12:05
Tanzania is one of the few countries in the world to not publish data on Covid-19 cases.
Sun, 02/21/2021 - 00:48
Some African nations have just begun vaccination programmes, but many have yet to start.
Sat, 02/20/2021 - 01:05
The Hirak movement marks its second anniversary with hopes of a rebirth despite appeasement efforts.
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 20:51
Heavy gunfire breaks out in Somalia's capital as the opposition defies a ban to protest about delayed elections.
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 17:30
Mzikayise Malephane told a South African court he was paid by Ms Pule's ex-boyfriend to kill her.
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 16:51
Ivory Coast forward Salomon Kalou admits he had a tough season playing for Botafogo in Brazil, which ended in relegation.
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