Burkina Faso military accused of killing over 100 civilians in 'massacre'published at 11:58 British Summer Time 12 May
More jihadist attacks were reported over the weekend, said to have led to dozens of casualties.
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Burkina Faso military accused of killing over 100 civilians in 'massacre'published at 11:58 British Summer Time 12 May
South Africa round off CHAN 2024 qualifierspublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 12 May
10:43 BST 12 MaySouth Africa become the final team to qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship after beating Malawi 2-0 on Sunday to progress 2-1 on aggregate.
Read MoreWhy Burkina Faso's junta leader has captured hearts and minds around the worldpublished at 00:05 British Summer Time 12 May
00:05 BST 12 MayCapt Ibrahim Traoré, 37, is portraying himself as a champion of pan-Africanism.
Read MoreArt curator Koyo Kouoh dies at height of careerpublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 11 May
15:04 BST 11 MayA fierce advocate of African art, she was due to become the first African woman to lead the Venice Biennale.
Read More'Proud to be young' - Beauty queen, lawyer and Botswana's youngest cabinet ministerpublished at 02:26 British Summer Time 11 May
02:26 BST 11 MayLesego Chombo tells the BBC she was appointed by the president before he had even met her.
Read MoreEuropean leaders pressure Russia over 30-day Ukraine ceasefirepublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 10 May
13:41 BST 10 MayFrance, Britain, Germany and Poland met President Vlodomyr Zelensky to discuss an unconditional ceasefire.
Read More'I screamed': Nigerian Doctor Who fan thrilled show is coming to Lagospublished at 09:12 British Summer Time 10 May
09:12 BST 10 MayThe Doctor will be transported to Lagos in the first ever episode set primarily in an African country.
Read MoreAuthor risked torture to fight Apartheidpublished at 07:19 British Summer Time 10 May
07:19 BST 10 MayKen Keable was recruited to distribute literature into the country and his story is now on film.
Read MoreNo water, no power - Port Sudan reeling after week of attackspublished at 05:14 British Summer Time 10 May
05:14 BST 10 MayThe city, which has escaped the worst of the civil war, has been targeted in a series of bombardments.
Read MoreSouth Africa criticises US plan to accept white Afrikaners as refugeespublished at 22:09 British Summer Time 9 May
22:09 BST 9 MayReports say the first set of white South Africans could arrive in the US next week.
Read MoreMercenary and coup plotter Simon Mann diespublished at 21:06 British Summer Time 9 May
21:06 BST 9 MayHe was arrested in 2004 after being part of a failed coup to overthrow Equatorial Guinea's ruler.
Read MoreFashionistas and flippers: Africa's top shotspublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 9 May
17:46 BST 9 MayA selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Read MoreTop Liberian doctor struck off over qualification doubtspublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 9 May
15:45 BST 9 MayThe head of Liberia's doctors' association has not provided proof of his medical degree, the regulatory body says.
Read MoreZambia says it is tackling 'systematic' theft after US slashes medical aidpublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 9 May
13:42 BST 9 MayThe US scraps more than $50m worth of malaria, HIV and TB drug donations, saying they are being stolen.
Read MoreCisse's plan to revive Libya's footballing fortunespublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 9 May
12:08 BST 9 MayAfrica Cup of Nations-winning coach Aliou Cisse says he is a "man of a project" as he bids to take Libya to the tournament in 2027.
Read MoreSouth Africa appoint Conrad as all-format coachpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 9 May
11:36 BST 9 MaySouth Africa name Shukri Conrad as their head coach in limited-overs cricket, expanding his role as lead of the Test side.
Read MoreCharity linked to Prince Harry admits human rights abuses in Congo parkpublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 8 May
18:38 BST 8 MayAfrican Parks acknowledged its rangers committed human rights abuses in Congo-Brazzaville.
Read MoreShock as missing South African journalist's decomposed body foundpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 8 May
16:32 BST 8 MayHuman remains, believed to be that of a journalist and his partner, have been found by police.
Read MoreBenin's bid to become a cycling powerpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 8 May
16:10 BST 8 MayThe Benin Cycling Federation hopes to discover new talent and raise the profile of the sport on a continent largely dominated by football.
Read MoreUS judge blocks plan to deport migrants to Libyapublished at 10:04 British Summer Time 8 May
10:04 BST 8 MayThe order comes after lawyers expressed alarm that the US was planning to deport migrants to the North African country "immediately".
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