Most of the victims are healthcare workers in the intensive care unit, the health minister says.

An 18th person dies after the attack on a village in Eastern Cape but no-one has been arrested, police say.

BBC reporter gains access to the remote ocean territory despite UK and US attempts to stop her.

Mohamed Hassan says the green landscape calmed him after arriving in the country with little English.

Long a confidant of French and African leaders, Robert Bourgi lifts the lid on post-colonial relations.

Ruger takes his distinctive twist on Afrobeats to the stage in the UK capital.

Officers from West Mercia Police were among those stuck in the quagmire in The Gambia.

Oliver Barker-Vormawor pleaded not guilty to all the charges, including unlawful assembly.

The central bank says the exchange rate allows for greater flexibility.

Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia celebrate Meskel, the first major festival of the religious year.

Premier League club Arsenal has forged a deep connection with black culture and identity which goes far beyond sport.

The BBC hears horrific accounts of rape from women trapped in the conflict between the army and the RSF.

The transgender celebrity denies allegations she bribed officials to drop money laundering charges.

Premier League club Arsenal has forged a deep connection with black culture and identity which goes far beyond sport.

Russ Cook, nicknamed “Hardest Geezer”, teases a challenge of running from South Pole to North Pole.

"Jane" told the BBC she was ill and felt low and lonely following the death of her husband.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.

It appears to be the army's biggest offensive to regain control of the city for several months.

The 52-year-old is said to be playing a key role in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis, where over 6000 people have been killed.

The accused include the head of the Republican Guard, who is accused of planning to allow the coup to proceed.