Gunmen in Kenya abduct Italian aid worker

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Police are treating the first abduction involving a foreigner in several years as a terror attack.

Brazil 1-0 Cameroon: Neymar goes off injured as Brazil win friendly

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Neymar lasts just six minutes as Brazil edge past African champions Cameroon, plus other friendly news.

Letter from Africa: Cremations ‘threaten’ Zimbabwe’s ancestral spirits

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Cremation is provoking a huge debate in Zimbabwe, bringing cultural and religious beliefs to the fore.

Letter from Africa: Cremations ‘threaten’ Zimbabwe’s ancestral spirits

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Cremation is provoking a huge debate in Zimbabwe, bringing cultural and religious beliefs to the fore.

Cameroon army frees kidnapped students

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Four attackers were shot dead in the operation but one was captured, a local official tells the BBC.

Mali stun AWCON hosts Ghana in 2-1 win

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Mali stun Ghana's Black Queens when beating the Africa Women's Cup of Nations 2-1 in the Ghanaian capital Accra.

Mali stun AWCON hosts Ghana in 2-1 win

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Mali stun Ghana's Black Queens when beating the Africa Women's Cup of Nations 2-1 in the Ghanaian capital Accra.

Executed Tanzanian hero’s grandson takes DNA test to find lost skull

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Tanzanian chief Mangi Meli's skull has been missing since his execution by German colonialists in 1900.

Kenyan villagers dance the ‘waley’ to praise their cows

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Villagers in one area of Kenya mark the rainy season with a unique song and dance competition.

Kenyan villagers dance the ‘waley’ to praise their cows

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Villagers in one area of Kenya mark the rainy season with a unique song and dance competition.