Author Archive for: BBC News - Africa

They opened fire at a village hall, where residents gather to watch films or football matches.

Ululations and dancing erupted at the latest signing ceremony for peace, but will South Sudan's fighting end?

Moving tributes are paid to the first black African UN leader at his funeral in Ghana.

The Malian man who rescued a boy from a balcony in spectacular fashion receives French nationality.

Photographer Tommy Trenchard captures South Africa's wild flower phenomenon.