Bola Tinubu - the 'godfather' who now leads Nigeriapublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 29 May 2023
After fighting military rule in the 1990s, Bola Tinubu feels entitled to become Nigeria's president.
Read MoreBola Tinubu - the 'godfather' who now leads Nigeriapublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 29 May 2023
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'What I've learnt about Africa living in Marseilles'published at 00:16 British Summer Time 13 June 2022
Journalist Maher Mezahi says he has learned more about different African cultures in France than Algeria.
Read MoreAfrica Eye: Racism for salepublished at 00:04 British Summer Time 13 June 2022
Africa Eye investigates a Chinese video-making industry which exploits children across Africa.
Read MoreKenya top medals table at African Athletics Championshipspublished at 20:03 British Summer Time 12 June 2022
A last-day gold by Julius Yego enabled Kenya to top the medals table as the African Athletics Championships closed on Sunday.
Read MoreClashes break out between DR Congo army and rebel grouppublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 12 June 2022
Will Ross
Africa editor, BBC World ServiceHeavy fighting has erupted in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) between government forces and fighters from the M23 rebel group.
Local officials say the army came under attack in Bunagana near the Ugandan border.
The Congolese government accuses Rwanda of backing the rebels - a largely Tutsi militia.
The government in Kigali denies this.
The Red Cross says in recent days several thousand people have fled Bunagana into Uganda.
The renewed conflict has strained relations between Rwanda and Congo.
On Saturday the UN called on all sides to stop the violence.
Gunmen free 11 hostages after Nigeria train attackpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 12 June 2022
Their release comes as President Buhari expresses his "daily grief" over Nigeria's security crisis.
Read MoreMorocco bans ‘blasphemous’ British filmpublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 12 June 2022
The Lady of Heaven film, about the daughter of prophet Muhammad, has sparked outrage.
Read MoreThe witch hunts which left a nation traumatisedpublished at 00:58 British Summer Time 12 June 2022
Portraits of 11 Gambians which reveal the extent of the suffering and abuse under Yahya Jammeh.
Read MoreCampaigners to challenge Rwanda asylum case rulingpublished at 19:22 British Summer Time 11 June 2022
They are taking the case to the Court of Appeal after a judge ruled the first flight could go ahead.
Read MoreZango eyes world title after second African crownpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 11 June 2022
Hugues Fabrice Zango thinks retaining his African triple jump title could help steer him to victory at the World Championships next month.
Read MoreMemorial honours anti-apartheid campaignerpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 11 June 2022
Hanef Bhamjee was born in apartheid-era South Africa and was later awarded an OBE.
Read MoreDJ Cuppy talks Oxford Uni and Nigeria electionspublished at 08:55 British Summer Time 11 June 2022
We chat to Florence 'DJ Cuppy' Otedola, daughter of billionaire Femi Otedola, about life at Oxford University.
Read MoreAre attacks on Christians in Nigeria on the rise?published at 02:03 British Summer Time 11 June 2022
Concern is growing about the plight of Christians in the country after the recent attack on a church.
Read MoreCourt allows Rwanda asylum seeker flightpublished at 00:27 British Summer Time 11 June 2022
Campaigners fail in their legal bid to halt the removals set for Tuesday but will appeal.
Read MoreScroll down for this week's storiespublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 10 June 2022
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Image source, ReutersCameroon footballers donate to victims of stadium crushpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 10 June 2022
Guy Bandolo
BBC NewsMedia caption, Fans ran towards the stadium before the crush
Cameroon's national football team has handed over a cheque for $80,700 (£65,500) to the victims of the stadium crush in the capital Yaoundé during this year's Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
Eight people, including a six-year-old child, died while trying to enter the Olembé stadium to watch a match between the home nation and Comoros, according to the government.
It says 38 other people were inured.
Cameroon's sports minister blamed the tragedy on a "reckless" decision to open a gate in the face of a "flood of people".
The government has already handed out $143,000 in compensation to the victims and their families.
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Ethiopia releases army general after Amhara crackdownpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 10 June 2022
Kalkidan Yibeltal
BBC NewsAn Ethiopian army general who was jailed at the onset of a major crackdown in the country’s northern region of Amhara has been released on bail, his lawyer has told the BBC.
Brigadier General Teferra Mamo was arrested in Addis Ababa last month and was later taken to Bahir Dar, Amhara’s capital.
Police had said they had suspected him of attempting to dismantle the constitutional order.
His arrest was part of a campaign that authorities called a law enforcement operation that has seen the detention of more than 6,000 people in the region.
Gen Teferra was the commander of the Amhara special forces, allied with the federal government in its fight against Tigrayan forces, until he was removed from his position in February.
He subsequently criticised the government.
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Ethiopia celebrates victory over Egypt after years of hurtpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 10 June 2022
Ameyu Etana
BBC NewsDue to a long-running rivalry, Ethiopia's 2-0 victory over Egypt on Thursday in an Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier carries a lot of meaning for Ethiopians.
In fact it was the first time Ethiopia has beaten its northern neighbour and six-time Afcon winner in 33 years, according to Caf.
Despite being a pioneer in African football, Ethiopia has been under-performing for years, which has left many football lovers in despair.
"Nothing makes me happier in football than seeing #Ethiopia beat #Egypt!,’"one wrote on Twitter, external, on Thursday.
Some couldn't resist comparisons to the tensions between the two nations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd). The hydroelectric dam sits on the Nile upstream of Egypt, which sees it as a threat to the nation's prosperity.
"Fill the goal. Fill the Gerd," was one such comment, external.
Despite objections from Egypt, Ethiopia is generating electricity after the dam has been partially filled over the past two years.
The head of Ethiopia's football body was also quoted saying the game has meaning other than football.
The game was played in Malawi as Ethiopia does not have a stadium that can host international fixtures.
Death sentence for Moroccan in Ukraine is war crime - UNpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 10 June 2022
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Brahim Saadoun (R) was sentenced alongside Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner
The UN human rights office has expressed concern at the sentencing to death of a Moroccan man and two Britons by a Russian proxy court in eastern Ukraine, saying such trials against prisoners of war amounted to a war crime.
The UN says the three were part of Ukraine's armed forces, and therefore could not be described as mercenaries.
Brahim Saadoun was a student in Ukraine when the war broke out, his father told Moroccan website Madar21, adding, "he is not a mercenary".
AFP news agency also says the father accused the Ukrainian authorities of "recruiting foreign students and exploiting them in the war" back in April.