Nearly 80% of the 1.9 million students who sat the exams did not get high enough marks to get into university.

An investigative report says some state officials sold Jammeh's assets to themselves at low prices.

Congo-Brazzaville's suspension from international football is lifted after conditions requested by world governing body Fifa were met.

Experts tell the BBC the air strikes showcase the growth of advanced drone warfare in Africa.

Claims of a white genocide are widely discredited, so how do Afrikaners feel about Trump's claims – and offer of refugee status?

Makhosazana Dlomo is South Africa's only black participant in the traditional cavalry sport of tent pegging.

All political meetings have also been banned as the junta intensifies its grip on power.

South Africans are resilient and don't run away from their problems, President Ramaphosa says.

William Ruto has the uncanny ability to attract numerous alternative handles, most are unflattering.

An ex-MP was ordered to pay $18m, but a judge rules that the amount was "disproportionate".

Torrential rains have triggered deadly flash floods in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing more than 100 people and leaving many others missing.

The foreign minister says raising concerns publicly amounts to interference in domestic affairs.

A US-funded flight carrying a group of 59 refugees landed in Virginia on Monday after leaving Johannesburg on Sunday.

Donald Trump says they are victims of "racial discrimination", which is strongly denied by South Africa.

Tributes are paid to Cricket Malawi operations manager Arjun Menon, who died aged 48 in Blantyre on Saturday.

More jihadist attacks were reported over the weekend, said to have led to dozens of casualties.

South 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.

Capt Ibrahim Traoré, 37, is portraying himself as a champion of pan-Africanism.

A fierce advocate of African art, she was due to become the first African woman to lead the Venice Biennale.

Lesego Chombo tells the BBC she was appointed by the president before he had even met her.