Africa

Ozwald Boateng's four decades of experience was on show at the fashion world's biggest event.

Sylvia Bongo and her son was freed from prison last week despite facing charges of embezzling public funds.

Masra's party the Transformers say their leader's detention took place "outside of any known judicial procedure".

Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo did not expect to be nominated for the Premier League player of the season award despite an impressive campaign with Brentford.

The military authorities in Mali have dissolved all political parties and repealed laws protecting political participation, drawing sharp condemnation from the UN’s top human rights official on Friday.

US President Donald Trump says a genocide is taking place in South Africa, a claim a judge dismissed as "imaginary".

South African teenager Khosi Dlomo wants to encourage others to take up her little-known equestrian sport of tent pegging.

The TPLF fought a two-year civil war against the federal government, which ended in 2022.

Charl Kleinhaus tells the BBC he had no choice but to leave his farm in South Africa after receiving death threats.

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.

A fragile calm has settled over Tripoli after a sudden surge of violence this week left parts of the city in ruins, claimed civilian lives, and heightened concerns about the stability of Libya’s already fragile political and security situation.

Former South Africa international Cornal Hendricks dies aged 37 after suffering a heart attack.

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.

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

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

Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people’s lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural traditions. All risk being swept away or scorched by the ravages of climate change.

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.

The Doctor will be transported to Lagos in the first ever episode set primarily in an African country.

The city, which has escaped the worst of the civil war, has been targeted in a series of bombardments.

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

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that millions of people in West and Central Africa are facing record hunger as conflict, displacement, economic hardship and repeated extreme weather push the region towards a major crisis. 

Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Aliou Cisse says he is a "man of a project" as he bids to take Libya to the tournament in 2027.

The Benin Cycling Federation hopes to discover new talent and raise the profile of the sport on a continent largely dominated by football.

Amid reports that renewed drone strikes on a key Sudanese aid hub were thwarted late Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres added his voice to increasingly urgent calls for serious peace negotiations to end more than two years of war in Sudan.