Humans of Africa – Stories From Africa

Cameroon's President Paul Biya

‘You can’t show weakness’ – why African leaders maintain secrecy around their health

King Charles III in a white shirt and a garland of dried fruits from the pandanus tree put around his neck on his visit to Samoa.

Why the King can’t say ‘sorry’ for slavery

The interior of Tanzania's new electricity powered trains.

All aboard the sparkling railway breaking new ground for East Africa

King Charles III in a white shirt and a garland of dried fruits from the pandanus tree put around his neck on his visit to Samoa.

Why the King can’t say ‘sorry’ for slavery

The interior of Tanzania's new electricity powered trains.

All aboard the sparkling railway breaking new ground for East Africa

Features

Cameroon's President Paul Biya

‘You can’t show weakness’ – why African leaders maintain secrecy around their health

A smiling Ellyanne Wanjiku Chlystun

How a Kenyan schoolgirl fell in love with trees

I escaped the Rwanda genocide as a baby. I returned to find many of my generation have buried their pain

One woman’s battle to push Africa’s space race

News

King Charles III in a white shirt and a garland of dried fruits from the pandanus tree put around his neck on his visit to Samoa.

Why the King can’t say ‘sorry’ for slavery

The interior of Tanzania's new electricity powered trains.

All aboard the sparkling railway breaking new ground for East Africa

BBC visits mpox clinic as WHO says DR Congo cases ‘plateauing’

Obituaries

A smiling Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones obituary

A smiling Tito Mboweni

Pioneering South African politician dies aged 65

James Earl Jones obituary