The recent history of a country in turmoil.
Desperate residents have been fleeing floodwaters by wading or paddling to safety in homemade canoes.
Nigerian vlogger Alma Asinobi on failed Guinness World Record attempt
Teams from across the continent, created to boost the health of older women, face off in a tournament.
The African Development Bank president tells the BBC how poverty shaped his world views.
The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher visits Khartoum days after the city was recaptured by Sudan's government forces.
Anas Aremeyaw Anas says that his libel victory will encourage other journalists to stand up to powerful figures.
President Évariste Ndayishimiye says there's "credible intelligence" that Rwanda plans to attack Burundi.
The BBC took to the streets of Lesotho's capital to get people's reactions on Trump's comments.
Nigeria's Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar speaks to the BBC about the deportation of Nigerians from the US.
People are fleeing the continuing fighting in DRC across the river to neighbouring Burundi.
Explosions during a rally held by a rebel group in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed at least 11 people and injured around 60 others.
Days of heavy fighting between M23 rebels and DR Congo's army leave hospitals overwhelmed with patients.
Footage shows people believed to be escaped prisoners on the streets of Goma, as M23 rebels enter the Congolese city.
East Africa's only rink is the one place in Nairobi where temperatures fall below 9C.
Ghana's Kantamanto market has been devastated by fire with traders urging the government to help.
Experts are trying to figure out how a 500kg metal ring ended up crashing into Kenya.
Nigerian Pastor Tobi Adeboyega addresses his UK deportation case and allegations against his church
Thomas Naadi explains how casting a ballot works in Ghana's presidential elections.
Ghana’s western region is a hotbed for illegal gold mining. It’s destroying the country’s forest reserves and polluting rivers that locals use for drinking water.
Zimbabwe's parliament was plunged into darkness after the finance minister's budget speech.
