Africa’s World Cup qualifiers hit by stadia issues

A quarter of the 40 African nations involved in June's 2022 World Cup qualifiers face the prospect of not being allowed to host matches.

Pandora says laboratory-made diamonds are forever

The world's biggest jeweller says it will no longer use mined diamonds in a bid to become more sustainable.

Samia Suluhu Hassan: Tanzania’s new president challenges Covid denial

Samia Suluhu Hassan's predecessor, who died in office in March, said coronavirus had been defeated.

Around 30 reportedly killed in Burkina Faso village attack

Security forces are battling jihadist militants accused of raids and kidnappings across the region.

Emmanuel Gyasi: Born in Italy fulfilling his dream of playing for Ghana

Italy-born Emmanuel Gyasi says he has fulfilled a childhood dream of playing for Ghana and now wants to win trophies with them.

South Africa’s Zulu Princess Thembi: People think we’re murderers

Royals deny a poison plot while a court challenge claims a signature was forged on a dead king's will.

Retirement Hell: Why many Nigerian pensioners are denied access to their pensions

BBC Africa Eye goes undercover to expose an ineffective and corrupt pension system in Nigeria.

South Africa to ban lion breeding for cub petting

The controversial practice sees lions bred in captivity for hunting or for tourist attractions.

DR Congo Muslim cleric Sheikh Ali Amini killed in mosque

The gunman fled on motorbike after shooting Sheikh Ali Amini while he was praying, an activist says.

Why African countries back China against the West on human rights

Countries on the African continent need to consider the financial cost of upsetting a powerful ally.