BBC Africa

Life for children whose parents work on the frontline against Covid-19 has changed.

Félicien Kabuga outwitted Rwandan genocide prosecutors by using 28 aliases and powerful connections.

The BBC's Mercy Juma had to watch her cousin's burial online - until her internet connection failed.

A Dubai-based couple are still stuck at a deserted resort, more than two months after their wedding.

African firms tell the BBC how they are solving problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The singer, who helped bring African music to world audiences with hits like Yéké Yéké, dies in Guinea.

President Magufuli says cases are falling, but the government hasn't released new official figures. What do we know?

South Africa's star long jumper Luvo Manyonga, who famously overcame a drug addiction to win a world title in 2017, is in trouble with the law again.

Augustin Bizimana was defence minister when about 800,000 people were killed in 100 days.

Private Joseph Hammond is fundraising for frontline workers and vulnerable veterans across Africa.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

Cyriel Dessers, who finished the Dutch Eredivisie season as joint top scorer, says missing out on his Nigeria debut because of the Covid-19 crisis 'was painful'.

The prematurely born baby, who had trouble breathing, is among the youngest victims in the world.

How the continent's sense of vulnerability may help it adapt to yet another deadly disease.

A group of South African actors in lockdown are making a hit online soap opera from their homes.

The virus could kill 40,000-45,000 in a country where tough curbs had seemed to work, experts warn.

Among those killed in the fighting is an aid worker from Médecins Sans Frontières.

Ugandan and Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Denis Onyango is still working hard to keep fit, despite the uncertainty surrounding the return of football in South Africa.

Sports such as athletics, golf, tennis and motorsport are now permitted in Zimbabwe from 0800-1630.

Voters choose a new president as the current leader moves to a new elevated role of "supreme guide".