David Lammy is on his first visit to the continent since he became foreign secretary.

Prince William warns that wildlife crime has "ripple effects" that are "profound for us all".

Algerian Kamel Daoud wins the Prix Goncourt for his novel Houris, a searing account of his country’s 1990s conflict.

Steeplechaser Benjamin Lagat was stabbed to death in Kenya on New Year's Eve last year.

Vice-President Teodoro Obiang Mangue says that anyone found having sex at work will be suspended.

The president had ordered the boys to be freed following an outcry over their detention conditions.

The Prince and Robert Irwin revealed their favourite African animals ahead of the Earthshot Prize award.

All officers are required to surrender their phones to supervisors while at work under the new policy.

Will the new generation of Nigerian politicians deliver the change in attitudes that many had hoped for?

Ghanaian journalist Justice Baidoo is teaching his two young boys how to speak the ancient African language of Ahanta. He home schools them with lessons several times a week in an effort to keep the indigenous language alive in a continent where many are disappearing due to the over dominance of English and French, and in recent years the added power of American culture through mass media, online and through mobile phones. He hears how locals are trying to revive Ahanta by setting up a radio station and running regular dedicated church services attracting a one-thousand-strong congregation, before travelling across Ghana to hear people speaking the endangered language of Animere in the village of Kunda.

Venâncio Mondlane says people tried to kill him after he went into hiding in South Africa.

Bournemouth and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo says repeated rejections as a teenager left him more motivated to forge a career in football.

Jackline Juma is the first woman to manage a men's team in the top flight of Kenyan football.

Speaking in Nigeria, the UK foreign secretary said he wanted Britain to develop relations with Africa.

The choir will leave South Africa for the first time to tour the South-West.

Abdi Nageeye and Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui win the men's and women's races respectively at the New York Marathon.

The miners were left starving and dehydrated after security forces cut off their access to food and water.

The children were attending a church service when the lightning struck, police say.

Two UK-based Africans tell the BBC how they are digging deep into their culture to change home decor.

The awards event in South Africa will have emotional connections for the Prince of Wales.