Seven killed in South Sudan hospital and market bombing, charity sayspublished at 07:09 British Summer Time 4 May
Doctors without Borders (MSF) said its hospital was attacked as fears grow of a return to civil war in South Sudan.
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Seven killed in South Sudan hospital and market bombing, charity sayspublished at 07:09 British Summer Time 4 May
Polygamy and pageantry on display at a mass wedding in South Africapublished at 04:50 British Summer Time 4 May
04:50 BST 4 May"He is a God [who approves] of polygamy," rang out as a congregation celebrated 55 marriages over Easter.
Read MoreNew post for Togo leader could see him rule for lifepublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 3 May
18:49 BST 3 MayFaure Gnassingbé's new role has no official term limits and his critics say it is a "coup d'état".
Read MoreRaza recalled to Zimbabwe squad for England Testpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 3 May
16:16 BST 3 MayZimbabwe recall all-rounder Sikandar Raza for their one-off Test with England.
Read MoreRabada serving provisional ban for positive drug testpublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 3 May
14:59 BST 3 MaySouth African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is serving a provisional suspension for testing positive for a recreational drug.
Read MoreTunisia jails ex-prime minister on terrorism chargespublished at 11:28 British Summer Time 3 May
11:28 BST 3 MayAli Laarayedh is the latest high-profile critic of the president to be jailed as campaigners slam "sham trials".
Read More'I was born Ivorian' - bank boss barred from running for president tells BBCpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 2 May
17:54 BST 2 MayTidjane Thiam is challenging a court decision removing him from the electoral roll ahead of October's poll.
Read MoreTidjane Thiam: It is not for the regime to eliminate opposition leaderspublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 2 May
17:53 BST 2 MayTidjane Thiam has been banned from standing in October's elections in Ivory Coast. So what is his next move?
Read MoreAnger as Uganda president's son says he's holding opposition bodyguardpublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 2 May
17:28 BST 2 MayThe bodyguard of opposition leader Bobi Wine went missing five days ago, leading to fears for his safety.
Read MoreWhat's the fighting in DR Congo all about?published at 17:22 British Summer Time 2 May
17:22 BST 2 MayM23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.
Read MoreTanzanian priest - and government critic - brutally attackedpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 2 May
16:59 BST 2 MayThe attack on a Catholic priest comes amid rising political tensions ahead of October's elections.
Read MoreSouth African woman guilty of kidnapping and trafficking daughter aged 6published at 16:57 British Summer Time 2 May
16:57 BST 2 MayJoshlin Smith's disappearance last year sent shockwaves across South Africa. She is yet to be found.
Read MoreMeta threatens to cut off Facebook in Nigeria over huge fines - reportpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 2 May
14:48 BST 2 MayThe social media giant has challenged demands to pay $290m over regulatory violations.
Read MoreRiffs, rage and racers: Africa's top shotspublished at 08:19 British Summer Time 2 May
08:19 BST 2 MayA selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Read MoreTracking a smuggler behind deadly Atlantic migrant crossingpublished at 00:16 British Summer Time 2 May
00:16 BST 2 MayBBC Verify tracks a man accused of selling places on a migrant boat which left dozens dead after getting lost at sea.
Read MoreMissing South African police officers found dead in river after six dayspublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 1 May
15:52 BST 1 MayIt is unclear how they died - the police had referred to a possible kidnapping but now suggest an accident.
Read MoreDR Congo seeks to remove ex-President Kabila's immunitypublished at 13:25 British Summer Time 1 May
13:25 BST 1 MayHe is accused of backing M23 rebels in the east but he has previously denied links to the group.
Read MoreKenyan MP shot dead in 'targeted' attack in Nairobipublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 1 May
11:59 BST 1 MayThe opposition legislator had just left parliament when he was attacked by gunmen on a motorcycle, police say.
Read MoreWhy the trees behind shea butter beauty cream are under threatpublished at 07:19 British Summer Time 1 May
07:19 BST 1 MayOne man's struggle to save Uganda's once-profitable trees that produce shea butter.
Read MoreSouth Africa sets up inquiry into apartheid prosecutionspublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 30 April
17:46 BST 30 AprilSeveral apartheid-era atrocities, like murder, have been uncovered but few have made it to court.
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