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‘I’d rather die than leave my mum’: Survivors describe Mayotte cyclone horror
On the night Cyclone Chido hit the French Indian Ocean territory of…
The student who blew whistle on Kenya airport controversy
Kenyan business student Nelson Amenya has been hailed as a hero by…
Malawi seeks billions of dollars from US firm over ruby sales
Malawi's government is demanding the astonishing sum of $309bn (£245bn) in unpaid…
‘Turn your pain to power’: Ademola Lookman’s rise to the best in Africa
Powerful acceptance speech for best male player at CAF awards matched specially…
PTSD, depression and anxiety: why former Facebook moderators in Kenya are taking legal action
Ex-staff at outsourcing company Samasource claim they vetted unspeakably graphic videos in…
The city where shopkeepers fear their CCTV cameras could get them killed
Shop owners in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, are caught between a rock and…
‘I thought I would die’ – freed captive tells BBC of life in West African jihadist base
A man from Ghana has told the BBC how he was seized…
West African bloc pins hopes on ambitious superhighway from Ivory Coast to Nigeria
West African leaders are holding a crucial summit in Nigeria's capital Abuja,…
‘Thankless job’ – why trainee Kenyan doctors are taking their own lives
A sombre mood engulfed a village in Kenya's Rift Valley last week…
More jobs and no ‘nuisance taxes’ – Ghanaians’ great expectations
Ghana's former President John Mahama will be under enormous pressure to meet…