BBC Africa

New Mali coach Tom Saintfiet on why an African team can win the World Cup – and how European managers can succeed on the continent.

Tensions flare with the arrival of Egyptian planes in Mogadishu and the planned deployment of troops.

Tensions flare with the arrival of Egyptian planes in Mogadishu and the planned deployment of troops.

Tensions flair with the arrival of Egyptian planes in Mogadishu and the planned deployment of troops.

The Russian mercenaries were helping Burkina Faso fight Islamist insurgents, who recently staged a huge attack.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gloria Maya Musu-Scott was sentenced to life in prison in January in a case that gripped the nation.

The southern Africa region is facing one of the worst droughts in living memory.

The southern Africa region is facing one of the worst droughts in living memory.

The southern Africa region is facing one of the worst droughts in living memory.

Police tell the BBC he may have been using them for human sacrifice and could face life in prison.

Cape Town residents queue for free medical care due to the poor state of the country's health sector.

Cape Town residents queue for free medical care due to the poor state of the country's health sector.