UN pleads for safe passage for civilians trapped in war-hit Sudan city
The UN has called for safe passage for trapped civilians out of…
Mali shuts schools and universities as jihadist blockade worsens fuel crisis
Mali has suspended schools and universities nationwide due to a severe fuel…
Four killed in Cameroon protests as results due in contested election
At least four people have been killed during protests in Cameroon's economic…
A coronation not a contest – Tanzania’s first female president faces little opposition
With no heavyweightopposition candidates cleared to compete in Wednesday's election, many Tanzanians…
Rebel group claims capture of Sudan army headquarters in key city
The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says it has captured the…
Sudan’s fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war
There is a place in Sudan where it is almost possible to…
Ousted Madagascan president stripped of citizenship
Former Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina, who was ousted in a coup last…
Attacks on people like me happen every time my country has an election
Fresh trauma arrives with every election season in Tanzania for 42-year-old Mariam…
From government spin doctor to Cameroon president’s main rival
Cameroon's opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who has declared himself the winner…
‘It became one of the children’ – Kenyan family on adopting orphaned cheetah cub
A Kenyan family has told the BBC how a cheetah cub they…
