The 65-year-old pledges not to be a threat to the military junta, which toppled him from power last August.

Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei's killing by her ex-partner revives calls for action on gender-based violence.

The two signed a new naval deal this year after more than a decade of strategic partnership.

Brutal atrocities, like slitting civilians' throats, have been reported, Human Rights Watch says.

Despite facing a catastrophic combination of challenges, there is optimism in the African country.

The electoral commission says that any problems that have been highlighted have been corrected.

Infrastructure damaged by Sudan's war has been repaired but it is not clear if the RSF will co-operate.

Police believe the children were accidentally trapped while playing inside the fridge but investigation is underway.

The head of the UN health agency says the world's attention to Sudan is "really low" and race is a factor.

Gunshots have been ringing out in Bamako with reports that a security base has been targeted.

People remain trapped under the rubble of a seven-storey building in the capital Freetown.

A bus transporting people to an Eid-el-Maulud celebration collided with a lorry in Kaduna state.

The number of female football referees in Africa and worldwide has grown but women like Gbemisola Yusuf remain underrepresented.

The state governor says that jihadist fighters may be among those who have fled.

The three states will have new travel documents under their breakaway alliance "in the coming days".

BBC Africa Eye focuses on the horrors of the lives of sex workers in the West African state.

Survivors recount what happened in Wad al-Nourah in June when at least 100 people died.

Thousands of people attended the emotional event in Bukwo, to celebrate the life of Rebecca Cheptegei.

The cause of death of the man who stabbed Azali Assoumani is being investigated.

South Sudan, the world's youngest country, has not held a national poll since independence in 2011.