BBC Africa

Satellite imagery is being used to count elephants in a breakthrough that could aid conservation.

A teacher was charged with fraud for describing himself as "African".

Protests continued for a fifth night over high unemployment and an economic crisis.

The cardiologist, who works in Cape Town, once headed the apartheid-era secret germ warfare programme.

An Egyptian conglomerate worth billions of dollars invests $120m in the Right To Dream academy, founded in Ghana in 1999, with plans to expand in Egypt and the UK.

The southern African state has recorded a surge in cases since the end of the festive season.

South Africa is the worst-hit country in Africa, but has not yet started doing Covid-19 vaccinations.

The claimants allege a toxic discharge poisoned water sources and destroyed farmland.

We need timely and equitable access to the vaccines, one of Africa's top health officials says.

Ghana's Asante Kotoko links up with Southampton as one of the Premier League side's International Club Partners.

Photos of the cakes, some topped with genitalia fashioned out of fondant icing, went viral online.

The death of Shannon Wasserfal sparked protests in Namibia against sex and gender based violence.

Demonstrators angered by high unemployment and an economic crisis clash with police.

The shooting dead of striking miners in 1949 continues to have resonance in Nigeria today.

Cape Verde are forced to withdraw from the Men's Handball World Championship in Egypt after squad is decimated by Covid-19.

Online services were restricted ahead of last week's vote, and social media remains blocked.

Conflict in the Ethiopia region has created a "dire" situation, an official said in leaked notes.

A partial withdrawal of US troops from Somalia is coming at a critical time for the country.

Fighting erupted after a man was stabbed in a row between two men from different ethnic groups.

The main opposition candidate rejects the result that saw President Museveni win a sixth term.