South Africa shooting: Eleven taxi drivers killed in ambush

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The men were shot dead in an ambush as they returned from the funeral of a colleague.

The National Science and Maths Quiz has kept Ghanaians thrilled for 25 years

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A TV school quiz show has Ghana gripped. We meet one of the contestants and follow him on the road to victory. But did he get there?

The National Science and Maths Quiz has kept Ghanaians thrilled for 25 years

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A TV school quiz show has Ghana gripped. We meet one of the contestants and follow him on the road to victory. But did he get there?

‘I was trapped in my mind for a decade, now I’m going to be a dad’

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Martin Pistorius had locked-in syndrome for more than a decade. Now he's about to become a father.

Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa appeals for racial unity ahead of election

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President Emmerson Mnangagwa reassures white farmers ahead of a landmark election on 30 July.

Ethiopian ‘prophet’ arrested after trying to resurrect corpse

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Getayawkal Ayele convinced a family to let him try the miracle after telling the story of Lazarus.

Algeria hope to appoint a new manager in August

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Algeria hope to appoint a new manager in early August, according to the country's Football Federation (FAF) president, Kheireddine Zetchi.

‘He brought peace among people’

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The family and friends of Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed tell the BBC what he was like when he was young.

Will Nigeria Air succeed where others have failed?

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When Nigeria Air launches in December it will try and succeed in a region of African carriers straddled with heavy losses.

Being a journalist in Sudan: I face mockery, rejection and harassment

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A Sudanese photojournalist says she faces mockery and verbal harassment for working in the country as a woman.