The mother and children trapped between two conflicts published at 23:52 British Summer Time 19 April
Fighting between rival forces resumes in South Sudan, while a full-scale civil war rages in neighbouring Sudan.
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The mother and children trapped between two conflicts published at 23:52 British Summer Time 19 April
Tunisian opposition leaders jailed on terror chargespublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 19 April
11:57 BST 19 AprilThe defendants get sentences of up to 66 years after a trial described by a defence lawyer as a farce.
Read MoreActor in film warning of revenge killings shot dead in family feudpublished at 02:25 British Summer Time 19 April
02:25 BST 19 AprilA top Somali actor is targeted in a revenge killing shortly after making a film warning about such feuds.
Read More'Child in arms, luggage on my head, I fled Sudan camp for safety'published at 17:05 British Summer Time 18 April
17:05 BST 18 AprilInhabitants of Sudan's biggest camp for displaced people have had their lives upturned once again.
Read MoreFormer Credit Suisse boss to run for Ivory Coast presidentpublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 18 April
10:47 BST 18 AprilSeasoned business executive Tidjane Thiam is named as the candidate for Ivory Coast's main opposition party.
Read MoreFire, fronds and flax: Africa's top shotspublished at 07:28 British Summer Time 18 April
07:28 BST 18 AprilA selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Read MoreEx-detective risks life to fight crime in war zonespublished at 07:19 British Summer Time 18 April
07:19 BST 18 AprilAlan Edwards has led operations against organised crime in Kosovo, Sudan, Nigeria and Somalia.
Read MoreUS issues warning over new Zambian cyber-security lawpublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 17 April
20:17 BST 17 AprilThe US says a new Zambian law is more intrusive than equivalents in many other countries.
Read MoreUS-Somali airstrike as battle rages for key townpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 17 April
14:04 BST 17 AprilHeavy fighting broke out on Wednesday after al-Shabab raided the town, saying they had captured it.
Read MoreBurundi orphans take to field in Welsh football shirtspublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 16 April
18:00 BST 16 AprilSpare football kits from Coleg Menai have been donated to 22 orphan boys in Burundi, Africa.
Read MoreGambian ex-soldier convicted of torture in rare US trialpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 16 April
13:53 BST 16 AprilHe is the first non-US citizen to be convicted of torture in an American court for crimes committed abroad.
Read MoreGabon forward Boupendza dies aged 28 in Chinapublished at 13:49 British Summer Time 16 April
13:49 BST 16 AprilGabon international Aaron Boupendza has died at the age of 28 after reportedly falling from a building in China.
Read MoreFrench row with Algeria escalates further with tit-for-tat expulsionspublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 16 April
12:20 BST 16 AprilFrance recalls its ambassador to Algeria and orders 12 Algerian diplomats to leave as tensions continue to rise.
Read MoreCan new wave of African cyclists produce 'second Girmay'?published at 11:03 British Summer Time 16 April
11:03 BST 16 AprilMilkias Maekele is among the growing number of African cyclists with a professional deal, and the Eritrean teenager has been tipped to follow in the footsteps of Biniam Girmay.
Read MoreRacially charged row between Musk and South Africa over Starlinkpublished at 10:23 British Summer Time 16 April
10:23 BST 16 AprilThe tech billionaire is embroiled in a row with the government over black empowerment legislation.
Read MoreAbducted US pastor freed in South Africa after deadly shoot-outpublished at 08:36 British Summer Time 16 April
08:36 BST 16 AprilThree people died in the "high-intensity shootout" that led to Josh Sullivan's rescue, officials say.
Read MoreParamilitaries declare rival government in Sudan published at 02:30 British Summer Time 16 April
02:30 BST 16 AprilThe country is experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world two years into a bloody civil war.
Read More'We cannot look away' - UK hosts Sudan talks as famine takes holdpublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 15 April
16:37 BST 15 AprilThe UK is promising an extra £120m ($159m) worth of food and medical assistance.
Read MoreRare footage from Sudanese city under siegepublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 15 April
15:45 BST 15 AprilEl-Fasher residents Mostafa, Hafiza and Manahel film as their home city comes under fire in Sudan's civil war.
Read MoreGhana bans foreigners from trading in its gold market to boost revenuepublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 15 April
15:15 BST 15 AprilForeigners are however allowed to buy gold directly from GoldBod, a new state regulator.
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