The Nigerians lured into a trap and blackmailed for being gay

Criminals are extorting money from men after entrapping them online and then filming them.

Stream and chill or a cinema trip?

Africa is projected to have 15 million video streaming subscribers by 2028. But what does this mean for the cinema industry?

Kenya cult: Children targeted to die first, pastor says

Fresh accounts emerge of the final days of deceased members of a Christian doomsday cult in Kenya.

From Syria to Sudan: The nightmare followed me

Kareem thought he had found safety but his life was then engulfed in violence once more.

Heavy gunfire in Sudan ahead of ceasefire talks

Fierce fighting continues in Khartoum, on the eve of a new round of Saudi-brokered ceasefire talks.

Sudan crisis: Sudanese singer Shaden Gardood killed in crossfire

Shaden Gardood, 37, died one day after Sudan's warring parties signed a deal to protect civilians.

South African pantsula dance ‘saved my life’

Meet Lerato Motsepe of the Soweto Skeleton Movers. She talks about how she expresses herself through dance.

Kenyan farmer: ‘I’m afraid that elephants will kill me’

Prolonged drought in southern Kenya has led the giant mammals to encroach on farms to find food.

Sudan conflict: Grandmother died trapped by fighting in Khartoum

Alaweya Reshwan died at home in Khartoum, trapped by the fighting that is tearing Sudan apart.

Victor Osimhen: Napoli star the latest African scoring success in Italy

As Victor Osimhen overtakes George Weah’s goals record, BBC Sport Africa looks at other Africans who have been a hit in Serie A.