In a speech recorded while touring South Africa and Rhodesia, Princess Elizabeth expresses her thanks for messages of congratulation on her 21st birthday.

In 1994, a missile brought down a plane carrying Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana and his Burundian counterpart Cyprien Ntaryamira.

The head of the UN children’s agency says Sudan is one of the worst places in the world for children.

One person is killed and dozens injured as President Paul Kagame launches his re-election campaign.

Rokia Traoré has been involved in a long-running dispute with her ex-partner over custody of their child.

Conservationists have found a way to restore a reef off one of Zanzibar's islands.

A German girl organises a big contribution to a South African charity tackling period-poverty issues.

It is the latest setback to hit the newly opened pipeline as Niger starts to export crude oil.

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will be held in December 2025 and January 2026, but the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations will be in 2025.

This marks the second fatal elephant attack on a US tourist in the southern African country this year

Michael Usi replaces his mentor Saulos Chilima, who died in a plane crash earlier this month.

The 29-year-old is the first person to die in the youth-led demonstrations against tax-hikes.

In a landmark ruling, laws banning same-sex acts between men are ruled unconstitutional.

The move comes amid strained relations between France and Niger's military government.

Sextortion is the fastest-growing scam affecting teenagers globally and has been linked to more than 27 suicides in the US alone. Many of the scammers appear to be from Nigeria - where authorities are under pressure to do more.

It’s feared that sextortion is under-reported due to its sensitive nature. But US crime figures show cases more than doubled last year, rising to 26,700. But what types of sextortion crimes are on the rise and what’s being done to stop them?

In this episode, Katya Adler is joined by our Cyber correspondent, Joe Tidy and Alex Goldenberg, Director of Intelligence at the Network Contagion Research Institute at Rutgers University.

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Wild chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to eat when they are sick or injured, a study says.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.

A deadly attack in the north has snowballed into speculation soldiers tried to usurp Capt Traoré.

With hundreds thought dead, one victim's family say unregistered pilgrims have been failed by travel agents.

Many Kenyans are angry over a slew of proposed tax rises, which parliament is currently debating.