Who is George Weah, Liberia’s new president?

How George Weah went from being the world's best footballer to the president of Liberia.

Zambia’s traders protest at anti-cholera measures

Market traders in Zambia protest against government rules aimed at containing an outbreak of cholera.

Museveni: Uganda may reintroduce executions

President Yoweri Museveni says he will "hang a few" people who took advantage of his "leniency".

Museveni: Uganda may reintroduce executions

President Yoweri Museveni says he will "hang a few" people who took advantage of his "leniency".

Fishermen’s app: ‘We can go direct to the consumer’

The app that's allowing Africa's fishermen to sell their catches directly to restaurants.

Africa’s week in pictures: 12 – 18 January 2018

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

Cancer in a country with no radiotherapy machine

Uganda's only machine broke in 2016, leaving Monica Kyotazala and hundreds of other cancer patients without adequate care.

Zimbabwe opposition figure Roy Bennett dies in US helicopter crash

Roy Bennett, a farmer who became a thorn in the side of Robert Mugabe, is killed alongside his wife.

Zambia on verge of CHAN quarter-finals

Zambia edged closer to the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship in Morocco when beating Ivory Coast 2-0 in Marrakech.

Court of Arbitration for Sport lifts five-year ban on US Ouakam

The Court of Arbitration for Sport lifts a five-year ban imposed on Senegalese side US Ouakam after crowd violence left at least eight people dead at last year's League Cup final.