The country's biggest musician Teddy Afro laments a lack of unity in the country on his new track.

The Congolese government stresses those expelled from the US are only in the country temporarily.

For centuries the prized sculptures, central to national identity, have been kept outside Zimbabwe's borders.

The sentence raises huge questions marks over the political future of one of South Africa's most controversial politicians.

Pope Leo XIV is on his third day in Cameroon before he heads to Angola on Saturday.

Bellarmine Mugabe was arrested in February following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home in Johannesburg.

The BBC speaks to a student who pushed for his his toe print to be taken to verify his identity.

World Athletics rejects the applications of 11 elite athletes to switch their nationality to Turkey as the requests were "part of a coordinated recruitment strategy" by the country's government "to attract overseas athletes through lucrative contracts".

The pontiff was unusually forthright in his address at the presidential palace.

Keba Seba is known for opposing French influence in Africa and backing West Africa's military leaders.

Malema is appealing against the decision to prevent him from being taken to prison on Thursday.

Abubakar Malami was seen as one of the most influential ministers under former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Zhang Kequn was arrested in March while trying to travel to China with more than 2,000 live ants.

Hailed for his impressive physical attributes, Nigerian Uar Bernard is hoping to be drafted by an NFL side this month.

The conflict, which erupted in 2023, has left behind a human toll which is "simply staggering", reports the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher.

Roelf Meyer played a key role as a negotiator during talks to end white-minority rule in South Africa.

Diesel prices rise by a record margin despite a reduction in value added tax.

As the conflict enters its fourth year, journalist Mohamed Suleiman shudders at what has been lost.

The police said Ashly Robinson, known online as Ashlee Jenae, had died after attempting to take her own life.

The separatists say their decison reflects responsibility, restraint and respect for human dignity.