Burkina Faso rejects accusation of villagers' massacre

28.04.2024 15:00 Human Rights Watch says at least 56 children were killed by soldiers in Soro village.

Why ice costs more than bread in Mali

28.04.2024 04:30 People are grappling with power cuts as well as extreme heat blamed on human-induced climate change.

Poland denies 'pushback' of pregnant Eritrean woman

28.04.2024 04:30 Activists say the woman gave birth alone in a forested area at the border with Belarus.

Power restored to Sierra Leone as minister quits

27.04.2024 18:00 Most of the electricity in the capital is supplied by a Turkish ship floating off the country’s coast.

Has South Africa's 'get-out-of-jail' vote lived up to the hype?

27.04.2024 07:15 Thirty years after Nelson Mandela's election and apartheid's end, South Africans reflect on democracy.

Burkina Faso suspends BBC over HRW massacre report

26.04.2024 20:46 BBC websites and radio are blocked for two weeks over a Human Rights Watch report on alleged mass killings.

Mbeki vows to rid South Africa's ANC of 'rotten apples'

26.04.2024 20:46 South Africa's former president hits out at corruption within the governing party.

Did UK minister confuse Rwanda and Congo?

26.04.2024 20:46 The policing minister appeared to ask an audience member if Rwanda and Congo were different countries.

Two East Africans charged in UK migrant deaths investigation

26.04.2024 20:46 Five migrants, including a child, were killed in a crush on board a boat crossing the Channel.

Ballet dancers and yawning lions: Africa's top shots

26.04.2024 10:00 A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

More than 150 killed as heavy rains pound Tanzania

26.04.2024 00:01 The prime minister warns that El Niño-triggered heavy rains are likely to continue into May.

Namibia condemns tourists posing naked on Big Daddy dune

26.04.2024 00:01 Photos of the three naked tourists have gone viral in Namibia, angering the authorities.

Hundreds of thousands grapple with East Africa floods

26.04.2024 00:01 East Africa is being pounded by unusually heavy rains linked to a combination of global weather events.

Moroccan club given 3-0 win despite refusing to play

26.04.2024 00:01 A Moroccan club is awarded the win after their kit was confiscated by Algerian customs officials.

Prisoners flee after rain damages Nigeria prison

25.04.2024 13:45 A manhunt is launched after more than 100 inmates escape the colonial-era facility near Abuja.