How one DR Congo town is coping with Ebola outbreak

Ebola: DR Congo health workers fight to contain virus, as new outbreak claims more lives

The true story behind the BBC’s Black Earth Rising

The show looks into the complicated series of events that followed the brutal Rwanda genocide.

Tanzania’s President Magufuli calls for end to birth control

President Magufuli says women should throw away contraceptives because Tanzania needs more people.

Egyptian man arrested for eating with woman

A man is arrested after sharing a video of him having breakfast with a woman in Saudi Arabia.

Libya violence: Gunmen storm oil corporation building

An armed group has attacked the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation in Tripoli.

Inside the world of Kenya’s ‘killer cop’

Ahmed Rashid is a Kenyan police officer accused of shooting dead people he believes are criminals.

Tragedy overshadows Madagascar’s 2-2 draw with Senegal

Tragedy overshadows Madagascar's 2-2 draw with Senegal as qualifiers continue for next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Deadly stadium stampede at Madagascar v Senegal match

At least one person died and many were injured as football fans tried to get through a single entrance.

South Sudan: Plane crashes into Lake Yirol ‘killing 19’

The small passenger aircraft carrying 23 people crashed as it tried to land in thick fog, reports say.

‘We are as gay as any other country’

How a British-Nigerian man finally realised his dream of becoming a professional drag queen.