The Antonov aircraft crashed after take-off from a military base in Omdurman city.

Saudi Arabia is becoming a more attractive destination for African footballers, according to Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong.

Women recall being raped in prison in DR Congo, as chaos broke out after rebels advanced on Goma city.

Nasir El-Rufai was instrumental in the 2023 elections that brought Bola Tinubu to power.

Donald Trump has been raising the alarm over the number of white farmers killed in the country.

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, known as IBB, has got Nigeria talking about the past and what might have been.

Jamie Carragher has been accused of disrespecting the Africa Cup of Nations following his "clumsy" views on the tournament.

Ibrahima Diack and Magatte N'Diaye are given "adopted sons of the city" status in A Coruña.

Campbell Scott disappeared from a luxury hotel before being found miles outside Nairobi by a cattle herder.

Abubakar Lawal, 29, reportedly fell from a third-floor balcony of a shopping mall in Kampala.

Nearly two million people who have relied on community kitchens for food have lost this lifeline.

Campbell Scott was attending a conference in Nairobi when he was last seen on 16 February.

'We shouldn't punish people when we disagree with their leaders', he told the BBC.

The mountain bongo, originally from Kenya, is a critically endangered antelope with less than 100 in the wild.

With Mohamed Salah top of the Premier League goal and assists charts this season, BBC Sport looks at how he compares to other great strikers and what records he could break.

The officer is the first casualty suffered by the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission.

The Sudan army captures el-Obeid hours after rival RSF forces signed a charter for a breakaway government.

A growing number of women are choosing to be sterilised, bucking traditional norms.

Tuareg separatists accuse Russian Wagner fighters and Malian soldiers of killing 24 civilians.

Colleagues say Jerry Muhindo Kavali, 49, was kind, committed and "always had a smile on his face".