The electoral body is against an opposition plan to use drones near polling stations in December.
An Egyptian suspect has been arrested as police try to determine a motive for the stabbings.
The streaming services with original content eyeing Africa's massive youth audience.
A Cameroonian club defends Wilfried Nathan Doualla after the midfielder was accused of age cheating.
After making landfall over Mozambique, Filipo looks set to bring more rain over the coming days. Sarah Keith-Lucas takes a closer look.
This is a symbolic breakthrough for the army in its 11-month civil war with the Rapid Support Forces.
A Burundian club are withdrawn from a continental tournament after refusing to wear a jersey with the 'Visit Rwanda' logo on it.
Musa Garba was one of more than 280 abducted last week, but he managed slip away from his captors.
The Nigerian president is expected to commission the remodelled Minna airport on Monday - and more.
News of the launch of a single currency for East Africa spread fast - but it turned out not to be true.
Last month, the Nigerian bank chief was involved in a helicopter crash in California, which killed six people.
The levy, imposed last week, has been met with widespread condemnation from the private sector.
Nigeria continues to search for nearly 300 schoolchildren taken in the northern town of Kuriga.
MMA fighter Francis Ngannou says he intends to continue in boxing despite a heavy loss to Anthony Joshua on Friday.
Twice in a week, gangs of motorcycle-riding armed men kidnapped hundreds of people in the north.
Anthony Joshua delivers the most powerful statement to the heavyweight division with a destructive second-round knockout win over Francis Ngannou.
The US says the workers were legally admitted to the country to support democratic reform.
For the first time, two African documentary feature films are up for an Oscar.
Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live commentary and follow live text updates as Anthony Joshua faces Francis Ngannou in a heavyweight bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
As the 13th African Games begin in Ghana, BBC Sport Africa speaks to stars and key figures about the event’s potentially uncertain future.
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