No official results have been confirmed but, flouting the law, one candidate has claimed victory.

Andry Rajoelina is said to have fled the country by French military jet but his whereabouts are unknown.

The attack raises questions about security at one of Kenya's most heavily guarded places.

The US president and other world leaders signed the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal in Sharm el-Sheik.

The Atlantic archipelago with a population of just over half a million people makes history by topping its group in African qualifying.

Lecturers at public universities in Nigeria begin a two-week strike over pay and funding.

The dead were nationals of Zimbabwe and Malawi returning home, officials say.

Walsall's 37-year-old striker Albert Adomah lets former Saddlers midfielder and BBC Radio WM pundit Darren Wrack follow him around for the day.

An army unit claimed it had taken over leadership of the military command and was now in control of all the armed forces.

The boy’s father has been arrested on charges of negligent handling of a firearm and the two are due in court.

Business for unregulated healers appears to be thriving in Cape Town, but there are dangers.

Addressing the UN last month, Abbas rejected any future governing role for Hamas in Gaza and demanded it disarm.

The West African state says it has introduced an "identical visa programme" for US travellers.

Patrick Herminie has defeated Wavel Ramkalawan in a runoff, gaining 52.7% of the vote, official results show.

Some question whether the 19th Century Afrikaner leader should still be memorialised.

El-Fasher has been surrounded by the RSF for 17 months, as residents face hunger and starvation.

Namibia stun South Africa by four wickets in a one-off T20 that is also the first match between the neighbouring countries.

Dozens of Chagossians have flown in to Heathrow Airport this week, putting pressure on housing services.

Esther Njoki says her family has been denied justice for 13 years after her aunt Agnes Wanjiru's body was found in a septic tank.

Alaa Abdel Fattah tells the BBC's Today programme about life after a decade in prison.