Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi: The man who divided South Africa
The Zulu leader says he did his best to fight apartheid - his critics saw him as a collaborator.
2023-09-09 14:59
Uganda paternity testing causes huge controversy
There are reports of a surge in men wanting to know if they are the biological fathers of their children.
2023-08-05 08:20
Niger coup: General Tchiani declares himself leader
General Abdourahmane Tchiani is addressing the nation after staging a coup.
2023-07-28 19:19
Zimbabwe elections 2023: What you need to know
The BBC explores key issues in a vote that will test how far Zimbabwe has come since Robert Mugabe.
2023-06-13 07:57
Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide suspect unfit to stand trial, UN court rules
Félicien Kabuga, alleged to have financed Hutu militias, was arrested in France after 26 years on the run.
2023-06-07 15:58
Sudan conflict: Caesarean by phone light - giving birth in a warzone
Women in Sudan's few remaining maternity wards are having babies to the sound of gunfire.
2023-06-04 07:29
Nigeria's fuel subsidy: How the new president has shocked the nation
Bola Tinubu has picked his first big fight with trade unions by deciding to scrap fuel subsidies.
2023-06-01 08:26
Bola Tinubu - the 'godfather' who has been sworn in as Nigeria's president
After fighting military rule in the 1990s, Bola Tinubu feels entitled to become Nigeria's president.
2023-05-30 00:15
Bola Tinubu inauguration: The five tests awaiting Nigeria's new president
Bola Tinubu is taking over the presidency of Nigeria - a giant nation with gigantic problems.
2023-05-27 07:55
Why Somalia's once-banned boxing thrives in the former warzone
Somalia's only official boxing club offers a haven for a group of young people in Mogadishu.
2023-05-17 07:22
Kenyan farmer: 'I'm afraid that elephants will kill me'
Prolonged drought in southern Kenya has led the giant mammals to encroach on farms to find food.
2023-05-13 08:54
South Africa anger at US accusation it supplied arms to Russia
A cabinet minister hits out at the US, saying South Africa will not be bullied as the row intensifies.
2023-05-13 02:52