The attack on a Catholic priest comes amid rising political tensions ahead of October's elections.

He is accused of backing M23 rebels in the east but he has previously denied links to the group.

The opposition legislator had just left parliament when he was attacked by gunmen on a motorcycle, police say.

One man's struggle to save Uganda's once-profitable trees that produce shea butter.

Several apartheid-era atrocities, like murder, have been uncovered but few have made it to court.

Visit Rwanda signs a sponsorship deal with Atletico Madrid as Arsenal fans continue to call for their club to end its agreement with the tourism board.

Gen Assimi Goïta, who has seized power twice, had previously promised to hold elections.

The three officers had been missing for six days before divers recovered their bodies.

Taiwanese are warned against traveling to Somalia or Somaliland for their own safety before the ban is lifted.

The family of Osinachi Nwachukwu accused her husband of abusing the popular gospel singer before her death.

A BBC investigation identifies members of the security forces who shot dead protesters last June.

Historians say there were three popes of North African descent, the last one more than 1,500 years ago.

A court case which found Nigeria's leading football bodies to be negligent for the death of a player is hailed as a "landmark" by global players' union Fifpro.

Mac-Albert Hengari was arrested on Saturday after allegedly attempting to bribe the woman to withdraw the case.

Houthi-run media report that the bodies of 68 people have been recovered from the centre, which was holding African migrants.

The BBC exposes the members of the security forces who fired on protesters at Kenya’s parliament last year.

The ANC chair's comments come after months of US tension over race relations and land law.

The Vatican's representative to South Sudan says the Pope's memory should be honoured by seeking peace.

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa surges to victory in a world record for a women's only field in the London Marathon with Kenya's Sabastian Sawe winning the men's race.

A medic sparks a national conversation about the financial abuse some female breadwinners face.