Egypt’s second deadly rail accident in a month kills 11

Eleven people were killed and 98 injured when four carriages of a train derailed north of Cairo.

Libya: Ten years on the front line

Our correspondent on what it's been like to cover the 10 years since Colonel Gaddafi was deposed and killed.

Table Mountain fire: Historic buildings destroyed in Cape Town

The University of Cape Town's library and a historic windmill are hit as all students are evacuated.

Thousands stranded in traffic over Kenya Covid rules

Police block major roads in the capital Nairobi to enforce an overnight ban on movement.

Sindi van Zyl: The ‘people’s doctor’ who revealed her own struggles

South Africans are mourning Dr Sindi van Zyl who helped thousands through her social media work.

Sindi van Zyl: The ‘people’s doctor’ who revealed her own struggles

South Africans are mourning Dr Sindi van Zyl who helped thousands through her social media work.

Why IS involvement in Mozambique is exaggerated

The militants claiming of a recent attack got publicity but they may not have actually been behind it.

F1 in Africa: The fast and the fragile

The story of the first South African Grand Prix, and the nail-biting title showdown between Graham Hill and Jim Clark.

TB Joshua: YouTube blocks Nigerian preacher over gay cure claim

TB Joshua is one of Africa's most influential evangelists, with top politicians among his followers.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Arsenal forward treated in hospital for malaria

Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been treated in hospital after he contracted malaria while on international duty with Gabon.