Why ice costs more than bread in Mali

People are grappling with power cuts as well as extreme heat blamed on human-induced climate change.

Poland denies ‘pushback’ of pregnant Eritrean woman

Activists say the woman gave birth alone in a forested area at the border with Belarus.

Poland denies ‘pushback’ of pregnant Eritrean woman

Activists say the woman gave birth alone in a forested area at the border with Belarus.

Power restored to Sierra Leone as minister quits

Most of the electricity in the capital is supplied by a Turkish ship floating off the country’s coast.

Power restored to Sierra Leone as minister quits

Most of the electricity in the capital is supplied by a Turkish ship floating off the country’s coast.

Has South Africa’s ‘get-out-of-jail’ vote lived up to the hype?

Thirty years after Nelson Mandela's election and apartheid's end, South Africans reflect on democracy.

Has South Africa’s ‘get-out-of-jail’ vote lived up to the hype?

Thirty years after Nelson Mandela's election and apartheid's end, South Africans reflect on democracy.

Has South Africa’s ‘get-out-of-jail’ vote lived up to the hype?

Thirty years after Nelson Mandela's election and apartheid's end, South Africans reflect on democracy.

Burkina Faso suspends BBC over HRW report coverage

BBC Africa is suspended for two weeks for covering a Human Rights Watch report on alleged mass killings.

Did UK minister confuse Rwanda and Congo?

The policing minister appeared to ask an audience member if Rwanda and Congo were different countries.