BBC News - Africa
Updated: 18 hours 3 min ago
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 11:48
Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor ends his time at Paraguayan side Olimpia over safety fears and costs related to coronavirus.
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 10:34
Poverty and poor internet have made it impossible for some students to continue with their studies.
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 01:38
Essama Andre has repeatedly attacked the statue of French war hero Gen Philippe Leclerc in Doula.
Tue, 06/30/2020 - 17:15
The next men's Africa Cup of Nations Cup is put back a year to 2022, while the women's tournament is cancelled.
Tue, 06/30/2020 - 16:51
A judge orders a retrial in the case of two Kenya Rugby Sevens players convicted of rape.
Tue, 06/30/2020 - 16:07
DRC's first elected prime minister Patrice Lumumba is still celebrated for the role he played for the independence.
Tue, 06/30/2020 - 11:20
King Philippe expresses his "deepest regrets" to DR Congo's president for Belgium's colonial rule.
Tue, 06/30/2020 - 11:10
Hachalu Hundessa sang about the plight of the Oromo ethnic group, which partly inspired protests.
Mon, 06/29/2020 - 19:02
Malawi's new leader, Lazarus Chakwera, had to square his church leadership with secular ambitions.
Mon, 06/29/2020 - 18:41
With museums reopening in July, the return of looted cultural objects is in the spotlight again.
Mon, 06/29/2020 - 12:27
A historian says they were taken from shrines in south-eastern Nigeria during the 1960s civil war.
Mon, 06/29/2020 - 01:03
Investigative reporter Anas Aremeyaw Anas exposes a Covid-19 scam said to be worth thousands of dollars.
Sun, 06/28/2020 - 12:44
The opposition candidate won nearly 60% of the vote to defeat the incumbent.
Sun, 06/28/2020 - 10:58
George Floyd's death in the US has inspired black Arabs to protest over racism and discrimination.
Sun, 06/28/2020 - 01:13
Mahmoud Dicko is spearheading mass protests against the West African state's embattled president.
Sat, 06/27/2020 - 23:56
Lazarus Chakwera wins nearly 60% of the vote to defeat the incumbent and become Malawi's president.
Sat, 06/27/2020 - 17:08
Some of the stories you may have missed this week.
Sat, 06/27/2020 - 12:34
The story of hydroxychloroquine, the anti malarial drug touted by some and dismissed by others.
Sat, 06/27/2020 - 01:50
Ibrahim Diallo describes what life as a black software engineer has been like for him.
Fri, 06/26/2020 - 13:55
Aba Tilahun, who is 114 according to his family, was discharged after two weeks of treatment.
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