Ethiopia land violence leaves thousands homeless

21.04.2024 04:30 Almost 29,000 people are displaced by fighting along the border of the Tigray and Amhara regions.

US agrees to pull troops out of Niger

20.04.2024 18:15 It means the US will lose its primary base where it monitors regional Islamist activity.

Togo passes laws removing president's term limits

20.04.2024 18:15 Authorities say the reforms are necessary, but opponents say they will lengthen the president's rule.

The man clothing London's brutalist icon

20.04.2024 07:15 Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama gives a well-loved London landmark a bold pink makeover.

Kenya investigates crash that killed military chief

19.04.2024 21:00 Gen Francis Ogolla was in the west of the country when his helicopter went down killing 10.

Nigerian attempts to break chess marathon record

19.04.2024 21:00 The 29-year-old chess master hopes raise $1m for charity by playing for 58 consecutive hours.

Ghana’s new train collides with lorry in test run

19.04.2024 21:00 The train rammed into a lorry parked along the Tema-Mpakadan railway line, damaging its cabin area.

Top three stripped of medals in Beijing half marathon

19.04.2024 21:00 The top three finishers of the Beijing half marathon are stripped of their medals after an investigation into the controversial result.

Goggles, bubbles and puddles: Africa's top shots

19.04.2024 10:00 A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

Mboma 'did not lose hope' during 20-month lay-off

19.04.2024 10:00 Sprinter Christine Mboma says an enforced hiatus impacted her mental health but she did not lose hope of a return.

Woman rescued 10 years after Chibok kidnapping

19.04.2024 10:00 The Islamist group Boko Haram seized 276 girls from a school in Chibok in 2014

Kenya's military chief dies in helicopter crash

18.04.2024 23:30 A military helicopter carrying senior military officers crashed and caught fire, killing ten people.

Burkina Faso's junta expels French diplomats

18.04.2024 23:30 The junta has accused three diplomats of "subversive activities", which France has denied.

The mega-pastor pushing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories

18.04.2024 12:45 Pastor Chris Oyakhilome is targeting the new malaria vaccines as African countries start their rollout.

Deadly Africa heat caused by human-induced warming

18.04.2024 12:45 Extreme heat linked to the deaths of hundreds of people would not have happened without global warming.