Four people died at the home of General Kuc, who was fired by the president last month.

Previous Nigerian attempts to prosecute Ekpa have failed over concerns about his rights as a Finnish citizen.

Lwiro hospital was overrun when the BBC visited two months ago, now nurses say infections are easing.

As the latest COP climate summit ends, two Nigeria internationals say footballers can play a leading role in combating climate change.

President Macron joins calls for information about Franco-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, missing in Algiers.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

The churches central to his election in 2022 are now his fiercest critics.

A faulty batch of Yaz Plus means some packs contain only four active pills rendering them ineffective.

Saada Arbane said she refuse a meeting with Daoud after finding out he wanted to use her in his book.

The Adani Group had agreed to take over the running of Kenya's main airport, prompting an outcry.

South Africa's Kgothatso Montjane says the backing she received following the death of her mother in July was crucial in her return to elite wheelchair tennis.

He is said to have escaped through a hospital a window in August.

Leicester City manager Steve Cooper says winger Abdul Fatawu will miss the rest of the season after suffering a "serious" knee injury playing for Ghana.

Illegal miners live dangerously, but make roaring profits selling gold on the black-market.

The prime minister had criticised the junta's lack of clarity in the transition to democratic rule.

The mausoleum of Patrice Lumumba, DR Congo's independence hero, was vandalised sparking alarm over his tooth.

Prosecutors say he led a "reign of terror" after the city was overrun by an al-Qaeda-linked group in 2012.

Abobaker Eisa says the "bigger cause" of the Sudanese civil war has been a motivating factor in their qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Kizza Besigye's wife says he is being held in a military jail and demands the government free him.

Mahama's colourful story involves a historic coup, a stay in Moscow and a surprise dancehall hit.