Somali women break cultural taboos to take part in a contest aimed at giving them confidence.

Dozens of unique animal and insect finds have helped secure protection for an unspoilt mountain forest.

The 33-year-old confessed to having killed at least 42 women since 2022, police say.

Aliko Dangote says he only owns two houses, so he can use his wealth to build his businesses in Nigeria.

The leader of the East African country has won over 90% of the vote in all the elections he has run in.

Human rights groups had urged MPs to block the bill, introduced after pressure from Muslim clerics.

Egypt's Olympic committee overrules the cycling federation's decision to take Shahd Saeed to Paris.

"I saw injured people screaming for help - it was terrifying," one survivor tells the BBC in Mogadishu.

Ogo Okpue's debut film is now available to stream, having already picked up awards.

The government is boosting investment to try and ensure everyone can benefit from good schooling.

The remains of a number of women were found at a rubbish dump in the capital, Nairobi.

President Paul Kagame's electoral success comes with questions about his democratic credentials.

Why the youth protests against planned tax increases have served as a wake-up call for the Church.

With more and more people moving to cities, informal settlements are expected to grow. When floods hit these unplanned places, it can be disastrous, as we often don’t know much about them. Crucial questions often remain difficult to answer, like how many people live there, what are the buildings made of, and could they withstand a flood? In the township of Alexandra in Johannesburg, the BBC’s Nomsa Maseko visits a project using drones and artificial intelligence to shed some light on the situation, helping authorities prevent the worst impacts of flooding. And in Porto Alegre in the south of Brazil, we hear how an innovative digital map helped the emergency response – and will soon be available to all for free across the world.

Featuring: Rodrigo Rocha, Partner at the Responsive Cities Institute, Porto Alegre Dr Caroline Gevaert, Associate Professor at the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente Nomsa Maseko, the BBC’s South Africa Correspondent Email us: theclimatequestion@bbc.com Presenter: Jordan Dunbar Producer: Osman Iqbal Researcher: Octavia Woodward Editors: Sophie Eastaugh and Simon Watts Sound designer: Tom Brignell Production Coordinator: Brenda Brown

Russ Cook, nicknamed “Hardest Geezer”, has been running to each England match at Euro 2024.

Police say 22 students lost their lives and more than 130 were pulled from the rubble after the collapse.

Zimbabwe's president launches a new investigation into ethnic massacres of the 1980s.

His resignation comes a day after the Kenyan president sacked most of his cabinet.

Both Equatorial Guinea and Morocco tried to persuade the Spanish-born teenage sensation to play for them.

Authorities impose curfew in the volatile Tillaberi region after inmates escape from a major prison.