Ethiopian police have arrested a sixth popular TikTok creator days after five other influencers were detained over allegations of wearing "indecent attire" at a public event in the culturally...

Nicolas NégoceBBC AfricaBTVMost of the soldiers who appeared on state TV early on Sunday morning are on the runA senior government official in Benin has told the BBC that...

Godwin AsedibaBBC News Komla Dumor Award winner, Eastern Province, Sierra LeoneAndre Lombard / BBCNamina Jenneh is mourning her 17-year-old son who died while mining for goldThere is a sense...

Barbara Plett UsherAfrica correspondentAFP via Getty ImagesMillions have fled the fighting which began in April 2023Sudan's air force has carried out bombings in which at least 1,700 civilians have...

Paul Njie,Thomas Naadi,Chiagozie Nwonwu,BBC Africa reporters,andLucy FlemingBTVThe soldiers appeared on state TV early on Sunday morning to say they were suspending the constitutionBenin's president has appeared on television to...

At least 11 people – including a three-year-old child – have been killed in a mass shooting at a hostel in South Africa.Fourteen others were wounded when gunmen stormed...

Western embassies in Tanzania, including the UK and France, have called on the authorities to release to the families all bodies of those killed in October's electoral violence.Citing "credible...

Aj AwerAj Awer, of the Cedar-Riverside Community Council, says Trump's comments were "dangerous"Somali-Americans in Minnesota have described their heightened fear after US President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of...

Max MatzaandJames FitzGeraldWatch: Trump says he 'doesn't want' Somali migrants in USUS President Donald Trump has said he does not want Somali immigrants in the US, telling reporters they...

Nicolas Negoce,BBC AfricaandWedaeli ChibelushiAFP/Getty ImagesMilitary takeovers are nothing new in Guinea-Bissau. The West African country has experienced at least nine attempted and successful coups since gaining independence from Portugal...

Since Brys' arrival, Fecafoot and Cameroon's ministry of sport have been at loggerheads over the legality and legitimacy of the 63-year-old's contract.But he is not the first manager dismissed...

Barbara Plett UsherAfrica correspondent, Al-Dabbah, SudanEd Habershon / BBCAbdulqadir Abdullah Ali says RSF fighters were shooting at the people fleeing el-Fasher with live ammunitionAbdulqadir Abdullah Ali suffered serious nerve...