05.07.2022 04:15 An army of social media users backs Peter Obi for Nigeria's presidency, but will that translate into votes?
04.07.2022 18:31 The Book Bunk Trust is restoring library archives to help teach a new generation about Kenyan history.
04.07.2022 18:31 In her latest BBC Sport column, third seed Ons Jabeur discusses why she loves playing at Wimbledon, being an entertainer and connecting with fans.
04.07.2022 18:31 Zambia coach Bruce Mwape hopes his side can learn to cope without captain Barbra Banda at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
04.07.2022 09:30 Florence Kambua has no choice but to salvage waste from a dump site in Kenya's capital to survive.
04.07.2022 09:30 Two women tourists died after being attacked while swimming near the Egyptian city of Hurghada.
04.07.2022 00:01 The next Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Ivory Coast in 2024, and not 2023, because of weather concerns.
04.07.2022 00:01 South Africa striker Thembi Kgaltana says Monday's Women's Africa Cup of Nations match against reigning champions Nigeria will provide a major boost for women's football in Africa.
04.07.2022 00:01 Israel Adesanya beats Jared Cannonier and Alexander Volkanovski defeats Max Holloway to retain their titles at UFC 276 in Las Vegas.
03.07.2022 15:00 Hosts Morocco opened the Women's Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win over debutants Burkina Faso in the capital Rabat.
03.07.2022 06:00 Police free 77 people from confinement in a church in south-western Nigeria.
03.07.2022 06:00 Distraught medical students who fled Ukraine are told their distance-learning degrees are not valid.
03.07.2022 06:00 South Africa's Damian Willemse breaks Welsh hearts with a match-winning late penalty in a pulsating first Test in Pretoria.
02.07.2022 20:15 In 2020, the BBC revealed that vast quantities of protected rosewood were being trafficked from Senegal.
02.07.2022 20:15 The Women's Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Morocco on 2 July.