Massacre in Jihadist-ravaged northeast Nigeria kills at least 110By Aminu Abubakar with Camille Malplat in Lago The violence has also spread into neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon, prompting a regional military coalition to fight the militants.
French forces kill Jihadist commander in MaliThe battle took place near Niaki, 180 kilometres (110 miles) east of central town Mopti, the armed forces said in a...By Didier Lauras with Amaury Hauchard in Ouagadougou
Ethiopia PM orders riposte after 'attack' on army camp in restive TigrayIt was not immediately clear what form the federal military response might take, or what the state of emergency...By Robbie Corey-Boulet
Thousands of girls paraded after undergoing female genital mutilation in KenyaUnicef records show that 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone FGM across 31 countries.By Nina Siena
Coronavirus graft scandals shake South Africa's presidentSouth Africa's Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating over 160 companies.By Sofia Christensen
Japan ramps up aid to Mauritius after oil spillTokyo has already dispatched one team of six experts, including a coastguard expert and diplomats, to aid in the...By AFP News
Muslim Nigerian singer sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemous songA Nigerian Sharia court has sentenced a 22-year-old singer for uploading a blasphemous song on WhatsappBy Nina Siena
Five young women in Egypt sentenced to 2 years in prison for indecent posts on TikTokEgyptian Parliament seeks to suspend TikTok for promoting nudity and immorality.By Nina Siena
Somali jihadists kill 3 Americans in attack on Kenya military baseAttackers breached heavy security at Camp Simba at dawn but were pushed back and four jihadists killed.By Fran Blandy
Nigerian pastor accused of abusing children who fled Boko HaramPastor Solomon says he is on a self-proclaimed mission to help humanity, creating the International Christian Centre...By AFP News
Whale almost swallows diver, rare photos show narrow escapeRainer Schimpf, with 20 years of experience as a marine conservationist under his belt, was busy concentrating on not...By Pritha Paul
Theresa May in Africa: Cynical post-Brexit development agenda smacks of desperationMay is the latest in a long line of prime ministers who have evoked the potential of "Africa" for their own political...By Michael Jennings
Entire families killed in Algerian military plane crash, 257 victims fearedBy Associated Press The Soviet-built Ilyushin transport aircraft, Il-76, crashed in an agricultural...
Rape of men and boys 'serious blind spot' in Central African RepublicBy Isabelle Gerretsen Sexual violence against men and boys is a "serious blind spot" in Central...
Doctors perform brain surgery on wrong patientBy James Hetherington Doctors took hours to discover the patient they were performing brain surgery...
Egypt free speech crackdown: Mother arrested after telling BBC 'police made my daughter disappear'By Isabelle Gerretsen Egyptian Mona Mahmoud arrested after accusing police of torturing and...
Terrifying video shows shark lunging at underwater cameramanBy James Hetherington A panicked shark has knocked heads with a filming scuba diver off the coast of...
Trump asked to allow white South African farmers to emigrate to US after land confiscation voteBy Isabelle Gerretsen Thousands sign petition asking President Donald Trump to allow South African...
Egypt singer Sherine jailed for joke about insanitary River NileBy Isabelle Gerretsen Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel Wahab sentenced to six months in prison after...
Woman mauled to death by lion at private game lodge in South AfricaBy William Watkinson The attack, at the Dinokeng Game Reserve, north of South Africa's...