Uganda elections 2021: Facebook shuts government-linked accounts

The government accuses the social media giant of bias days before hotly contested elections.

Ugandans warned not to eat dead fish washed ashore

This comes after a large-scale death of fish was reported on Lake Victoria and the River Nile.

Beny Steinmetz: Mining tycoon in Swiss trial over Guinea deal

Billionaire Beny Steinmetz denies alleged corruption over a huge iron ore deal in Guinea.

Amad Diallo: Why Man Utd signing bears comparison with Cristiano Ronaldo transfer

A technically gifted teenage winger with bags of ability but a bit lightweight - Amad Diallo is not the first Manchester United signing to fit that description.

Uganda elections 2021: Who is Bobi Wine?

Uganda's Bobi Wine is aiming to unseat President Yoweri Museveni after 35 years in power.

Six rangers killed in DR Congo’s Virunga National Park

Mai-Mai militia group is being blamed for the ambush at a famous park where endangered gorillas live.

Uganda elections 2021: How ex-rebel Yoweri Museveni has stayed in power for 35 years

Uganda's Yoweri Museveni is running for a sixth elected term in office, against 10 challengers.

How South African police are tackling pangolin smugglers

The pangolin is said to be the world's most trafficked mammal. The BBC filmed a rescue operation.

The Burundian refugee soap maker who is fighting coronavirus in Kenya

Chemistry student Innocent Havyarimana started a thriving business in a Kenyan refugee camp.

Laurent Kabila: DR Congo frees soldiers linked to assassination

Speculation continues over who gave the orders for the 2001 shooting of Laurent Kabila.