Tutankhamun’s last tour: Behind the mask

Why the global exhibition of one of Egypt’s greatest icons may actually be illegal.

Tutankhamun’s last tour: Behind the mask

Why the global exhibition of one of Egypt’s greatest icons may actually be illegal.

Ivory Coast PM Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies after cabinet meeting

Amadou Gon Coulibaly was a favourite to succeed Alassane Ouattara as president in October's elections.

Rosewood smuggling in The Gambia: Shipping firm halts timber exports

A BBC investigation found vast quantities of protected rosewood were being trafficked from The Gambia.

Burkina Faso: 180 bodies found in ‘killing field’

Pro-government forces battling jihadists were behind the deaths, Human Rights Watch says.

Sadio Mane: Klopp hails Senegal striker’s progress at Liverpool

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says that Senegal's Sadio Mane has 'made massive steps' in the last three years.

Coronavirus: The fight to prove Covid-19 is real as cases rise in Africa

Fake news and mistrust in the government mean a lot of Nigeria's population thinks the pandemic is a hoax.

How the US caught flashy Nigerian Instagrammers ‘with $40m’

Dubai has extradited "mrwoodbery" and "hushpuppi" to the US to face cyber money fraud charges.

Coronavirus: The fight to prove Covid-19 is real as cases rise in Africa

Cases of coronavirus are on the rise across Africa. But in some countries, people don’t believe the pandemic is real.

Coronavirus: Kenyan schools to remain closed until 2021

Final-year exams for primary and secondary pupils have also been cancelled because of Covid-19.