Rare footage from Sudanese city under siegepublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 15 April
El-Fasher residents Mostafa, Hafiza and Manahel film as their home city comes under fire in Sudan's civil war.
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Rare footage from Sudanese city under siegepublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 15 April
Ghana 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.
Read MoreNigerians fear savings lost as investment app freezes them outpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 15 April
12:59 BST 15 AprilPeople share videos of themselves crying, saying that they cannot withdraw their money on CBEX.
Read MoreSudan's years of war - BBC smuggles in phones to reveal hunger and fearpublished at 06:00 British Summer Time 15 April
06:00 BST 15 AprilRare accounts of life in el-Fasher - the last major city in Darfur controlled by the Sudanese army.
Read MoreHundreds may have been killed in recent Darfur attacks, says UNpublished at 01:13 British Summer Time 15 April
01:13 BST 15 AprilThe UN cites "credible sources" for the estimated death toll of recent attacks on refugee camps in Darfur.
Read MoreAlgeria to expel 12 French embassy officialspublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 14 April
17:48 BST 14 AprilFrance said the move was in response to the indictment of three Algerians in Paris on Friday.
Read MoreAnt smugglers caught with hundreds of prized insects in Kenyapublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 14 April
17:32 BST 14 AprilIt is believed the ants were destined for exotic pet markets in Europe and Asia.
Read MoreSouth Africa appoints special envoy to ease US relationspublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 14 April
15:45 BST 14 AprilRelations are at an all-time low - South Africa's ambassador to the US was expelled last month.
Read MoreDiplomatic tensions escalate as Algeria expels French officialspublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 14 April
14:58 BST 14 AprilThe move is Algeria's biggest expulsion of French consular staff since it gained independence in 1962.
Read MoreSouth Africa re-opens inquest into Nobel laureate's deathpublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 14 April
11:33 BST 14 AprilThe official ruling - that Albert Luthuli died in an accident in 1967, has long been queried by his family.
Read More'Death is everywhere': Sudan camp residents shelter from attackspublished at 09:10 British Summer Time 14 April
09:10 BST 14 AprilOne person in Zamzam described things as "extremely catastrophic" after three days of assaults.
Read MoreGabon coup leader wins election by huge margin published at 18:23 British Summer Time 13 April
18:23 BST 13 AprilThis was the first presidential vote since the near-six-decade-long Bongo dynasty was overthrown.
Read MoreThe Gabon strongman who stormed to election victorypublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 13 April
17:37 BST 13 AprilWho is Gen Brice Nguema, the man who overthrew the president he was supposed to protect?
Read MoreTanzania's main opposition party banned from electionpublished at 22:40 British Summer Time 12 April
22:40 BST 12 AprilThe move comes days after its leader and presidential candidate was arrested and charged with treason.
Read MoreNigerian bandit kingpin and 100 followers killedpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 12 April
15:12 BST 12 AprilThe crime lord was hiding in a forest, authorities say, after dozens were kidnapped from a village.
Read MoreCoup leader seeks win in first vote since Gabon army takeoverpublished at 04:32 British Summer Time 12 April
04:32 BST 12 AprilAbout one million voters are set to pick their next president from a list of eight hopefuls.
Read MoreWhy Uganda might have the world's most passionate Arsenal fanspublished at 01:06 British Summer Time 12 April
01:06 BST 12 AprilIntense rivalries between supporters of Arsenal, and other English football clubs, has led to deaths in the East African nation.
Read MoreUS pastor kidnapped during church service in South Africapublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 11 April
16:56 BST 11 AprilPolice say four armed and masked men abducted the pastor in his car on Thursday evening.
Read MoreNigeria bans airing of song criticising president published at 12:14 British Summer Time 11 April
12:14 BST 11 AprilOn the track, Eedris Abdulkareem urges the leader's son to tell his father about everyday hardships.
Read MoreWhy fears are growing of a return of civil war to South Sudanpublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 11 April
10:56 BST 11 AprilWith the vice-president under arrest there are concerns a political rift could spiral into conflict.
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