Africa

Speaking to the media on his return from Africa and his participation at the African Union Summit, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted enhanced synergies and avenues of cooperation with the regional bloc.

Egypt reach the Africa Cup of Nations final after beating Burkina Faso 4-3 in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw.

The 84-year-old was one of the country's most important pro-democracy advocates.

A "reckless" attempt to save cash leads to starvation and dehydration deaths, ombudsman says.

Strongly condemning an attack against a United Nations monitoring team near the Nigeria-Cameroon border that resulted in the death of five persons, the UN envoy for West Africa and the Sahel region, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, called on both countries to take swift action to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Burkina Faso's Mamadou Sore is chosen as the top mascot at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Evan Mawarire, who left the country after sparking nationwide protests, is arrested on his return.

Cameroon coach Hugo Broos says the bonus offer to his players is disrespectful ahead of their Nations Cup semi-final.

African leaders take the decision after a divisive debate at their summit, but it is non-binding.

A Nigerian woman runs up a £330,000 bill for NHS treatment after she gives birth prematurely.

The 36-year-old man is suspected of recruiting for jihadist group Islamic State.

A dead migrant boy - "Spain's Alan Kurdi" - refocuses attention on migrants' desperate plight.

In 1993, elite US forces launched a disastrous raid in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Abdulaziz Ali Ibrahim was working with the UN in Somalia at the time.

The top United Nations relief official today approved an allocation from the Organization’s humanitarian emergency response fund to assist the response to new emergencies triggered by a surge of violence in the Central African Republic’s Kaga Bandoro, Bambari and Bria areas.

South Africa's "pitbull" shocks many by quitting prosecutor's role to start private practice.

Action movies are big business in Uganda's film industry and these children are trained stunt actors.

Who is the mystery VIP who's been memed as Trump's African half-brother?

Could Morocco's return to the African Union lead to an end to the 16-year Western Sahara impasse?

A network of wildlife traffickers selling baby chimpanzees is exposed by a BBC News investigation.

Thousands of people in need of aid in South Sudan&#39s Upper Nile area will have to wait indefinitely, after fighting forced the United Nations migration agency to suspend humanitarian activities in the area.