19.05.2023 01:15 A mother-of-five tells the BBC how she escaped a Kenyan doomsday cult where at least 200 people died.
18.05.2023 16:00 Ghanaians are desperate for help but the intervention may not deal with problems in the long term.
17.05.2023 21:00 Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says "father-like" Gabon president prompted his decision to end international retirement.
17.05.2023 11:45 Washington says no US citizens were in the convoy attacked in the south-eastern Anambra state.
17.05.2023 11:45 Sudan's western region of Darfur has seen some of the worst fighting recently, including ethnic attacks.
17.05.2023 02:45 Eight in 10 students have issues with literacy, the lowest performance in a global study.
17.05.2023 02:45 Somalia's only official boxing club offers a haven for a group of young people in Mogadishu.
17.05.2023 02:45 Nigerians cheer on chef Hilda Baci, who looks set to be a Guinness World Record holder.
17.05.2023 02:45 Asante King met with the British Museum's director on a recent visit to London.
17.05.2023 02:45 The first person to lead a Tanzanian side at a World Cup says the women's game is the nation's best shot at global success.
16.05.2023 18:00 A one-year-old boy dies and 23 others are missing after the animal capsizes the vessel.
16.05.2023 08:45 A BBC investigation has found significant discrepancies in the election results in one region of the country.
15.05.2023 23:15 Videos posted online on Saturday showed the musician hitting a policeman in Lagos.
15.05.2023 23:15 Former national team captain Lucas Radebe wants former players involved in the 'politics' needed to turn around the fortunes of South African football.
15.05.2023 14:00 Hilda Baci has cooked over 100 different dishes since turning on her cooker at 15:00 GMT on Thursday.