The UAE has strongly rejected Sudan's allegations, calling the case a "cynical publicity stunt."

Patrick Assoumou Eyi has been found guilty of sexually abusing multiple young footballers.

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan had accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment.

Opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane's team says his current condition is "unknown" after the attack.

Cyclists, organisers and fans tell the BBC there were no security issues on the Tour du Rwanda, despite fighting across the border in DR Congo.

Two close allies of the vice-president, a bitter rival of the president, are arrested.

Lesotho is called the kingdom in the sky - it is the only country entirely above 1,000m.

Godswill Akpabio said he had been well raised by his mother and had never harassed anyone.

Nigeria's Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar speaks to the BBC about the deportation of Nigerians from the US.

The market, in a camp for displaced people, was attacked for roughly two hours, a local official says.

Lesotho says it is surprised by Trump's comments given its "warm and cordial" relations with the US.

In the latest episode of Born to Brawl, Cindy Ngamba shares her incredible story before her first professional fight against Kirstie Bavington.

Africa's Sahel region accounts for more than half of terror-related killings, a new reports says.

Thousands of Congolese are opting make a dangerous river crossing to get to safety in Burundi.

Around 40 diplomats, politicians, and journalists are accused of conspiring against state security.

Thirty-two people were shipwrecked on a rig in the Mediterranean with no food or water, an NGO has said.

Rwanda had asked for additional money it says it is owed after the UK suspended aid to the country.

Gen Brice Nguema said he was responding to people's "many appeals" to run for president next month.

Children as young as one have been subjected to horrific sexual violence, a UN report finds.

The bill prescribes a three-year jail term for people who identify as gay and five to 10 years for promoters and advocates.