The status of the naval base deal has been unclear since war broke out in Sudan in 2023.

The US president is ratcheting up pressure on South Africa over its domestic and foreign policy.

Egypt and Qatar are "intensifying diplomatic efforts" as concern grows that fighting will resume.

Ken Ofori-Atta, who held the post in 2017-2024, is implicated in several high-profile corruption cases.

Paramilitaries have been accused of burning a market and homes at a camp for displaced people.

Formula 1 says it is "closely monitoring" the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the context of Rwanda's bid to host a grand prix.

Last year, humanitarian projects in DR Congo received 70% of their funding from the US.

The Arab state is seeking an alternative to Donald Trump's plan to relocate some two million Palestinians.

Former DR Congo captain Youssouf Mulumbu calls on Paris St-Germain to reconsider its Visit Rwanda deal amid the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in his homeland.

The oil giant faces allegations it ignored warnings that a clean-up scheme was beset by corruption.

After a quiet couple of days, residents in South Kivu woke up to heavy shelling.

Already suffering from a high inflation rate, Nigerians are now facing bigger phone bills.

Ghana forward Andre Ayew says focus is the key to his longevity and he is 'not ready to stop football' aged 35.

Veteran politician Kizza Besigye has been held for nearly three months as he awaits a trial.

No reasons were given for the dismissals announced through presidential decrees read on state media.

President Touadéra says it could "unite people" but many have lost money on similar investments.

Three men tell the BBC they have crossed the border multiple times to fight the military.

For years now, an Islamist insurgency in the Sahel region has been claiming thousands of lives and displacing millions of people. There are fears that it’s spreading to one of West Africa’s most stable countries. For Assignment, Ed Butler investigates some new and disturbing indications that fighting on Ghana’s northern border with Burkina Faso has the potential to spread south as well. It’s not just the Islamist insurgency, but homegrown conflicts inside Ghana that have the potential to spread. And we hear accounts of smuggled livestock, fuel and weapons, as well as stories of Ghanaian fighters joining the Islamist uprising in the north.

Producer and presenter: Ed Butler Studio Manager: James Beard Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman Editor: Penny Murphy

(Image: Saafiya Karim, a refugee from Burkina Faso now living in Ghana. Credit: Ed Butler/BBC)

Laila Soueif has not eaten for 134 days as she campaigns for the release of her pro-democracy activist son from jail in Egypt.

Birds are discovered wrapped into packages and crammed inside crates, official photos show.