More than 60 Christians killed in Ethiopia 'massacre', church official says
One resident, whose 75-year-old father was killed, described it as an ambush, saying they were surrounded.
UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’
Commanders suspected of sexual violence during the largest and fastest slaughter of civilians in more than 30 years have been subjected to travel ban and asset freezeSenior Sudane…
Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973
The troops are expected to protect energy facilities in northern Niger, near the Libyan border.
US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño
Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to sa…
All you need to know about the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics
Senegal hosts Africa's first Olympic event as the Dakar 2026 Youth Games bring together 2,700 athletes from around the world.
Sudan paramilitary drone strikes cause mass power cuts in eastern states
Rapid Support Forces strike five power stations in three states controlled by Sudanese armySudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have launched a coordinated drone attack again…
Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on citizens returning from DR Congo
Uganda will also not allow most travellers who have been in DR Congo to transit through the country.
The UAE has so much blood on its hands in Sudan. For its nominee to lead the UN would be an outrage | Nesrine Malik
Lana Nusseibeh has been the face of a disastrous Emirates policy that has prolonged war and death. It is a scandal that she is even being consideredOver the past few years, you ca…
‘We built this land’: descendants of enslaved people are reclaiming their history across South Africa’s vineyards
Slavery was integral to the country’s wine industry. Now a handful of wineries are addressing its legacy and righting the wrongs of the pastAt Groot Constantia, the oldest wine fa…
Labour urged to plug predicted £400m shortfall in overseas aid funding in 2027
Official forecast indicates shortfall below 0.3% of national income in promised official development assistanceThe UK is on course to miss its target of spending 0.3% of national …
‘They paved paradise’: fighting back over the loss of green spaces in Cameroon’s capital
Concrete sprawl in Yaoundé has devastated the city’s trees and parks, so volunteers are stepping up, shrub by shrubA little piece of paradise is buried under the asphalt that is n…
Gabon says access to social media restored after eight-month ban
The authorities had justified the ban by saying online content was fuelling conflict, while the opposition had condemned it as an abuse of power.
'I cannot teach you integrity': How employee theft is hurting small businesses in Africa
That Girl Boina's post about why she had closed her beauty parlour struck a nerve with other small business owners.
Gunmen kill at least 10 villagers and loot shops in north-east Nigeria
Police are searching for other casualties, with officials warning the actual death toll could rise further.
Forget the Live Aid image, Africa is only a broken continent in the minds of the west | Moky Makura
Innovators and business leaders are driving progress across the continent-wide, but the ‘visibility gap’ prevents the rest of the world from truly seeing itThirty years ago, short…
Seven missing after multi-storey building collapses in Kenya's capital
Rescue efforts are under way to find people trapped under the block, which was still under construction when it buckled.
Woman, 65, becomes second patient to die of Ebola in Kenya
She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Paddy Donnelly obituary
My husband, Paddy Donnelly, who has died aged 70, was a South African who moved in the early 1980s to London. There he worked for the International Defence and Aid Fund for Southe…
Mystery over source of Ebola infection in Nigeria fuels concern about spread of virus
Switzerland says patient is wife of Swiss diplomat and believed to have contracted virus while travelling in UgandaHealth officials across Africa are racing to determine how Niger…
World champion Jepchirchir fails drugs test
Reigning world women's marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after a sample tests positive for EPO.
Doctors tell the BBC about the targeting of Sudanese hospitals by paramilitary fighters
A BBC investigation has found evidence that Sudanese paramilitary fighters systematically destroyed el-Fasher's healthcare system.
Malawi opposition demands answers over president's prolonged stay abroad
This is President Peter Mutharika's fifth visit to South Africa this year.
Nigeria and Kenya Ebola patients may have crossed paths at Uganda airport, officials say
Officials say they both travelled through Entebbe International Airport on 3 October.
Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighters, BBC investigation finds
The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.