BBC News | Africa | World Edition

13.08.2024 14:22 The world has changed since 1945, but the UN Security Council has not kept pace, says António Guterres.

13.08.2024 14:22 About 520 people were arrested in a nationwide crackdown to prevent Chadema from holding a youth rally.

12.08.2024 17:53 The self-proclaimed pastor allegedly encouraged his followers to starve themselves to death to get to heaven.

12.08.2024 17:53 President Samia last year lifted a ban on opposition rallies and pledged to restore competitive politics.

12.08.2024 17:53 The video was widely shared, prompting the authorities to warn that destroying a passport is an offence.

12.08.2024 08:16 Kyiv's hand in aiding rebels in Mali against Russian mercenaries may scupper its Africa diplomacy.

11.08.2024 22:13 Rights groups say the margin of Paul Kagame's victory is proof of the lack of democracy in Rwanda.

11.08.2024 17:20 Rescuers are continuing to dig through the waste in the hope of finding more survivors.

11.08.2024 12:00 Mia le Roux says she hopes to inspire those who feel excluded from South African society.

11.08.2024 12:00 The Netherlands' Sifan Hassan wins a sprint finish to add marathon gold to her 5,000m and 10,000m bronze medals in Paris.

11.08.2024 12:00 Ahmed Elgendy finishes with a world record 1,555 points to become the first Egyptian to win the men's modern pentathlon.

11.08.2024 02:41 Faith Kipyegon wins a third successive women’s 1500m title at the Olympics while fellow Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi takes gold in the men's 800m.

10.08.2024 17:01 Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola dominates the men's marathon in Paris to win in an Olympic record time as Team GB's Emile Cairess finishes fourth.

10.08.2024 17:01 Issa Hayatou, who has died aged 77, defended African football interests over almost three decades in high office, but was also caught up in scandal.

10.08.2024 06:31 Critics say the gang-busting mission has not done enough to reassure them.