Africa

The case, part of the "Farmgate" scandal, has left President Cyril Ramaphosa mired in an impeachment saga.

The move comes barely a week after Rwanda's defence ministry was hit with sanctions by the US Treasury.

Uganda has been helping Somalia battle an insurgency led by the al-Shabab militant group since 2007.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Monday for greater protection for civilians caught in conflict in northern Ethiopia following deadly drone strikes this past weekend.

The attack on Donovan Marx, 50, comes as right-wing groups say there is a genocide of white people - a claim widely discredited.

The UN remains committed to supporting a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution in Western Sahara that provides for the self-determination of its people, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday, as the UN peacekeeping mission there began to wind down.

Government data shows that more than 10,000 people have contracted the rare virus.

The prime minister has previously emphasised military preparedness as central to his government's ambitions.

“The story of the UN's political engagement in Somalia has been one of persistence, partnership and adaptation,” Raisedon Zenenga, the UN Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative for Somalia has said, as three decades of UN political missions in the Horn of Africa country comes to an end on 31 October.

What does Joseph Kabila launching a new rebel movement mean for DR Congo?

The Africa Cup of Nations will remain on a two-year cycle after the Confederation of African Football performed a U-turn on a decision taken last December.

Yiech Pur Biel leads the first ever refugee team to take part at the Youth Olympics.

More than 28 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are not getting enough to eat and the number is expected to tick up in the coming months, according to the latest alert from the IPC global food security monitor. 

The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will return to its traditional two-year cycle after a review into December's decision to host it every four years instead.

The alleged scheme used stolen identities to claim US student aid, with Kenyans among those charged.

The nun who rehabilitates child victims of Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army

More than 20 heads of state arrived at the summit.

Families affected tell the BBC they want answers and financial help as Amnesty says a crackdown continues.

Ireland captain Paul Stirling will miss the concluding two matches of his side's one-day international series in Namibia after fracturing his finger.

Arno Yafunga Botay fled DR Congo with his family in 2017 and will compete at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team.

Civilians in Sudan’s El Obeid live in constant fear of drone attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and of a wave of arbitrary arrests by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), UN-appointed independent investigators said on Wednesday. 

As Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) surpass the 10,000 mark, the World Health Organization (WHO) has underlined the need for continued efforts to contain spread of the disease. 

Kenya has already released the first group of 20 people who came into contact with its first Ebola patient.

Twenty people associated with Kenya’s first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease have been reunited with their families after being released from quarantine following completion of a mandatory 21-day monitoring period. 

Ulster back row Juarno Augustus is relishing being back in his native South Africa as he prepares to face his former club Stormers after recovering from ankle surgery.

The UN’s Ebola coordinator and the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) have deplored the killing of a nurse working to halt the spread of the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). 

Around 36,600 people have fled into northern Kenya following an uptick in fighting on the Ethiopian side of the border. 

That Girl Boina's post about why she had closed her beauty parlour struck a nerve with other small business owners.

Nicolas Jackson continues an excellent start to his Aston Villa career with a match-winning double against Manchester City.

Reigning world women's marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after a sample tests positive for EPO.