River Nile dam: Reservoir filling up, Ethiopia confirms

Officials confirm satellite images showing water levels rising, amid failed talks with Egypt and Sudan.

Cecil Rhodes statue in Cape Town has head removed

The statue had been targeted before amid anger in South Africa at monuments to colonialism.

Cecil Rhodes statue in Cape Town has head removed

The statue had been targeted before amid anger in South Africa at monuments to colonialism.

Kenyan 12-year old girl married to two men within a month

Authorities in Kenya's Narok county rescued the child and are searching for her father and the two men.

Egypt desperate to revive coronavirus-hit tourism industry

The pandemic brought Egypt's tourism industry to a virtual halt, affecting millions of livelihoods.

Egypt desperate to revive coronavirus-hit tourism industry

The pandemic brought Egypt's tourism industry to a virtual halt, affecting millions of livelihoods.

Coronavirus chaos: Inside South Africa’s ‘hospitals of horrors’

A BBC investigation exposes chronic failures in the health system in one of the poorest areas.

Nigeria table tennis great Oshonaike: ‘I was physically and sexually abused’

As Nigeria takes a serious look at sexual assault and the way women are treated, six-time Olympic table tennis great Funke Oshonaike talks for the first time about her experience.

Coronavirus: Blogger Emna Charqui given jail term over Koran-style post

Emna Charqui is sentenced to six months in Tunisia for a Facebook post imitating Islam's holy book.

Timbuktu’s jihadist police chief before ICC for war crimes

He is charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity, rape and making girls marry militants.