Son of Zambian bishop detained in post-election raid fears for his father's safety
Trevor Mwamba was detained last month with other opposition figures and charged with treason, his son says.
Category: Africa
Burkina Faso's junta leader opens major gold refinery to keep mining profits at home
Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré wants the country to profit more from its mineral wealth.
Three Egyptian security officials convicted of kidnapping Italian student
Giulio Regeni’s tortured body was found days after he went missing on a research trip to Egypt in 2016, while studying at Cambridge University.
Twelve women have been killed in one part of South Africa since July. Here's what we know so far
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the murders are a “stain on our national conscience”.
Remains of dozens of suspected kidnap victims found in Nigerian forests
Investigations are ongoing to establish the identities of at least 28 people whose remains were recovered by police.
Nigerian attempts to break world record by dancing non-stop for seven days
Crowds have gathered in Lagos to watch Ben Dancer, who says he will carry on dancing until Wednesday morning.
Why are Ethiopia's rebels joining forces?
Seven rebel groups from across Ethiopia have announced a new alliance against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government.
Families welcome guilty verdict over Mali crash that killed 116
Relatives of the victims tell the BBC they are relieved to finally have a ruling 12 years after the crash.
UK judge imposes £100,000 bail condition on Rwanda genocide accused
Brown is accused of “killing, directing or encouraging” the deaths of members of the Tutsi ethnic group in Rwanda. He denies wrongdoing.
Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead
The two attacks hours apart come as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.