BBC News - Africa
Updated: 6 days 19 hours ago
Wed, 13/12/2017 - 01:41
From "Zupta" to "Mantash", how Jacob Zuma's presidency has shaped the way South Africans speak.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 23:26
Fergal Keane reveals the crisis in DR Congo's Kasai region, where millions face starvation.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 19:38
African champions Wydad Casablanca of Morocco lose 3-2 to Japan's Asian Champions Urawa Red Diamonds to finish sixth at the Club World Cup.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 17:11
Former Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba says newly crowned BBC African Footballer of the Year Mohamed Salah is growing into a leader.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 16:56
Fifa punishes Nigeria for fielding Abdullahi Shehu when he should have been suspended in their 1-1 draw with Algeria in a 2018 World Cup qualifier.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 16:36
The EU says its work to help migrants has actually made the situation better, not worse.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 15:50
The UN's drugs agency warns smuggling of the opioid tramadol, used by Boko Haram, must be stopped.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 14:08
Hundreds of homes have also been burnt, forcing the president to declare a state of emergency.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 13:41
Gambia denies reports that it will grant land for a Russian 'Romanov Empire' project.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 11:39
The disgraced athlete, who was jailed after shooting dead his girlfriend, sustained minor injuries.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 11:35
Players, team-mates and coaches praise Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah on winning the 2017 BBC African Footballer of the Year award.
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 01:14
These are the choices faced by many families living in Kenya's slums. Could technology help?
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 01:13
Paying for healthcare in Kenya has got easier thanks to M-Tiba, a mobile "electronic health wallet".
Tue, 12/12/2017 - 01:09
Marine archaeologists in Senegal are diving on the wrecks of ships used in the transatlantic slave trade.
Mon, 11/12/2017 - 19:30
BBC African Footballer of the Year 2017, Mohamed Salah, receives his prize from Jurgen Klopp.
Mon, 11/12/2017 - 18:51
Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is voted the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2017.
Mon, 11/12/2017 - 18:11
President Macron has angered Algerians by asking their government to allow the return of anti-independence fighters.
Mon, 11/12/2017 - 17:21
Rights group condemns John Magufuli for pardoning musicians who raped 10 primary schoolgirls.
Sun, 10/12/2017 - 01:16
Mabel and Steven are now safely back in Nigeria after falling in love in a Libyan detention centre.
Sun, 10/12/2017 - 01:13
Teachers have quietly disappeared amid the fighting in CAR so parents step in to learn to lead classes.
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