Africa

Tuareg separatists accuse Russian Wagner fighters and Malian soldiers of killing 24 civilians.

Colleagues say Jerry Muhindo Kavali, 49, was kind, committed and "always had a smile on his face".

What is it like to be an ethnic Tutsi in DR Congo - the people for whom the M23 rebels say they are fighting?

Confirming the invite South Africa's president said there was a need for an inclusive peace process.

Ibrahim Babangida's annulment triggered a political crisis in 1993 and is still remembered today.

The continued occupation of North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the M23 armed group has “severely constrained” the UN stabilisation force’s ability to protect civilians and carry out lifesaving operations, the mission chief Bintou Keita told reporters on Friday.

The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday that strongly condemned the ongoing offensive by M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched a $40.4 million appeal to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its impact on neighbouring countries, particularly Burundi, where thousands are arriving daily in desperate conditions. 

The case against Kizza Besigye is now being heard in a civilian rather than military court.

Rwanda is facing a backlash for its alleged support of M23 rebels in the neighbouring country.

An Indian drug maker tells a BBC undercover team its addictive cocktail drug is “very harmful” but “this is business”.

Lawyers for Samuel Eto'o say the president of Cameroon's FA has won his appeal against a $200,000 fine handed out by the Confederation of African Football.

Graves in the Tanzanian city of Morogoro are being targeted as people steal metal crosses to sell on.

The dream of a civil, democratic and prosperous Libya remains unfulfilled 14 years after the revolution that led to the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime, the head of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs told the Security Council on Wednesday. 

Intensifying violence in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to displace thousands as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group threatens to march on the distant capital, Kinshasa, and the UN Security Council holds an emergency meeting to head off regional war. App users can follow our live coverage here.

As the Security Council prepared to gather on Wednesday to debate the international community’s response to the growing emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN’s top aid official there urged all warring parties to allow lifesaving relief supplies to reach the most vulnerable.

Peers and scholars reflect on the role Muhsin Hendricks played in the LGBTQ+ and Islamic communities.

The BBC meets residents of Goma following the rebel takeover and those being forced by the M23 to leave camps.

After fleeing conflict, over 100 athletes from across Africa attend trials in Kenya in the hope of becoming part of the Refugee Olympic Team.

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday sounded the alarm over escalating rights abuses in Sudan, warning that impunity is driving violations as fighting spreads and more armed groups become involved.

The humanitarian emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has deteriorated sharply with serious human rights violations and abuses, including reported summary executions of children and generalised sexual violence.

More than one in two people in war-torn Sudan have too little to eat, famine “is taking hold” and sexual violence is rife, the UN’s top aid official said on Monday, as the global body launched an appeal for $6 billion to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in the devastated country and beyond.

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has condemned the looting of thousands of tonnes of relief supplies in the city of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels swept in at the weekend, reportedly meeting little resistance.

A 144-run partnership between Paul Stirling and Curtis Campher steers Ireland to a six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe as they level the ODI series in Harare.

The population of the national bird is declining partly due to encroachment on wetlands by farmers.

There is not much Erling Haaland has failed to do when it comes to scoring goals since he joined Manchester City, although none of his 11 hat-tricks have come quicker than Omar Marmoush's first for the club.

Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri accuses Preston forward Milutin Osmajic of racially abusing him during Saturday's Championship match at Deepdale.

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, emphasized the potential of Africa and its young population and called for global reforms to right the injustices of the past, in remarks delivered to the high-level African Union (AU) summit on Saturday.

Despite a US waiver allowing the resumption of humanitarian help, life-saving services have shut.

Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population displacement and chronic insecurity. As the UN system prepares to launch a call for record funding of $4.2 billion to support aid operations in the country, here are some of the main things to know about what has been described as the largest and most devasting displacement, humanitarian and protection crisis in the world today.