BBC News - Africa
Updated: 3 days 21 hours ago
Mon, 28/12/2020 - 12:59
Violence in Cabo Delgado province has continued to escalate throughout 2020.
Mon, 28/12/2020 - 01:43
Ethiopia's leader says Eritrea armed his troops when they first came under attack in Tigray region.
Sun, 27/12/2020 - 21:47
The polls are held in a country where rebels controls key towns and UN troops face deadly attacks.
Sun, 27/12/2020 - 02:04
Catherine Nakalembe won this year's Africa Food Prize for pioneering work using satellite images.
Sun, 27/12/2020 - 01:05
Ikram Abdi Omar was the UK's first hijab-wearing model to feature on the cover of Vogue.
Sun, 27/12/2020 - 01:00
After protests, a strike, and lockdown, Kiki, a student from Lagos, Nigeria, can’t wait for the year to be over.
Sat, 26/12/2020 - 03:14
A former refugee considers the importance of memory for those who lose everything in the chaos of war.
Wed, 23/12/2020 - 08:44
The women of Africa have been dominating this past year and in this video, we show just some of that.
Tue, 22/12/2020 - 08:07
Novatus and Onyango describe the challenges faced by men as victims of rape in Africa.
Tue, 22/12/2020 - 01:15
An Italian pathologist is trying to identify the migrants on a boat that sank in the Mediterranean in 2015.
Sun, 20/12/2020 - 01:02
Ethiopia's prime minister says no civilians were killed in the Tigray conflict. Three witnesses say otherwise.
Sun, 20/12/2020 - 01:01
Claims about the US president-elect are among misinformation being widely shared during an election.
Sat, 19/12/2020 - 20:54
The Central African Republic says forces loyal to François Bozizé plan to march on the capital Bangui.
Sat, 19/12/2020 - 11:12
Captain Joyce Beckwith married into a ballooning family and has since become Kenya's first female pilot.
Sat, 19/12/2020 - 01:06
Countries such as Zimbabwe, Mexico and Pakistan are likely to have to wait for the coronavirus vaccine.
Sat, 19/12/2020 - 01:05
Antibody tests show that up to a third of South Africans may have contracted coronavirus during the first wave.
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 18:00
Pictures show the schoolboys arriving in Katsina city, a week after they were kidnapped by militants.
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 11:53
Militant activity is spreading across northern Nigeria with other groups expressing allegiance to Boko Haram
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 11:50
Italy's PM wins the release of 18 fishermen based in Sicily who have been detained since September.
Fri, 18/12/2020 - 09:00
The UN also blames a failure to distribute vast mineral and gas revenues to the local population.
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