World Cup 2022: Senegal coach Aliou Cisse on impact of ‘Africa’s Titanic’

Aliou Cisse was part of Senegal's history-making World Cup squad in 2002, but three months later was affected by a boat tragedy.

COP27: Africa’s dash for gas sparks debate at climate summit in Egypt

The continent's resources are at the heart of a debate about balancing growth with slowing warming.

Ghana economy: Chilli-sauce businesses feel the heat

Freda Maku Yoobi lost her job as a make-up artist during Covid and now inflation has destroyed her business.

Climate change: What’s behind the scenes of COP27 in Egypt?

The BBC’s Peter Okwoche is taking us behind the scenes of the UN’s climate summit in Egypt.

Ukraine war: Lemekhani Nyirenda’s Zambian family demands answers from Russia

Lemekhani Nyirenda's sister tells the BBC she wants to know why her brother was fighting for Russia.

Saving the cranes, Uganda’s endangered national symbol

Communities in Kabale, Uganda are trying to save the endangered crested crane, Uganda’s national symbol.

World Cup 2022: Basque-born Inaki Williams driven to deliver for Ghana

Inaki Williams hopes to give back to Ghana after his late switch of allegiance has given him a World Cup chance.

How Gabon is selling carbon credits to fuel its economy

What are carbon credits and how did Gabon earn them? BBC Africa's Claire Muthinji tells us more.

COP27: Oil pollution in Egypt threatens one of world’s few thriving coral reefs

A climate-change resistant Red Sea reef is being flooded with toxic wastewater, leaked documents show.

Baby elephant interrupts Kenyan TV report

Watch as Kenyan journalist Alvin Kaunda's reporting is interrupted by an inquisitive trunk.