Liya’u Sa’adu cannot afford to rent a shack, let alone a room - like some 500,000 others in Nigeria’s main city.

Recent crackdowns on political opponents come as Zimbabwe's president takes over as regional Sadc leader.

Once exiled in Rwanda, Floriane Irangabiye was arrested two years ago when she went home for a funeral.

How will Mohamed Salah slot into the new Liverpool regime? BBC Sport Africa looks at this and four other key questions on the eve of the new campaign.

Three presidential jets are grounded in Paris following a long-running business disagreement.

Ahead of the new Premier League season, Arsenal have released a new kit celebrating the club's connection to Africa.

BBC Sport Africa visits the Pretoria training gym of UFC champion Dricus du Plessis to hear how the South African is raising the profile of MMA.

As Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya contest the first all-African UFC title fight, what will be the impact of their bout?

More students in Africa are set to benefit from the University of Bath's Readcycle project.

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

Sweden's public health agency records what it says is the first case of a more severe new type of mpox outside the African continent.

The UK Health Security Agency says it will ensure medics know how to spot and test for the virus.

The prosecutors say they have insufficient evidence to charge the men and they will be sent back home.

Mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, is declared a global public health emergency.

Guernsey's overseas aid office has made a donation of £60,000 to provide relief for people in Sudan.

The statues were widely ridiculed and described as "shameless" and a poorly done "joke".

Israel Adesanya says the UFC "can't erase Francis Ngannou's legacy" after it appeared to distance itself from the former heavyweight champion.

A school girl in Zimbabwe was recently killed in a road accident which involved a US diplomat. Ruvarashe Takamhanya’s family are calling for the person involved to apologise to them in person. The US diplomat has now left Zimbabwe, and is back in the US.

Danai Nesta Kupemba, a BBC Africa journalist, has spoken to the family. She talks us through the case.

All diplomats have diplomatic immunity, which means they are protected from being arrested or prosecuted for alleged crimes. Alex Rhodes from the What in the World team explains why diplomatic immunity exists and who gets it. We also discuss prominent cases where diplomacy has been key - including with Julian Assange.

Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Mora Morrison and Emily Horler Editor: Julia Ross-Roy

Nineteen years and 10 miles separated Zambia's football team from a lost, golden generation on a fateful night in Libreville.

Scientists are alarmed at the high fatality rate and rapid spread of a new variant of the virus.