How 54 Malawian women trafficked to Oman to work in slave-like conditions were rescued.
President Tinubu vows justice for 16 soldiers killed while on a peace mission in Delta state last week - and more
In a damning statement, a spokesperson decries Washington's "condescending attitude" towards Niger.
The actor aims to regenerate an island off Sierra Leone and start the country’s first wind farm.
The studio - one of the oldest in the world - produces films and TV series since its founding 80 years ago.
Flames spread throughout the Al-Ahram Studio in Giza with three surrounding buildings evacuated.
Lifting restrictions on Niger is a climbdown for Ecowas and an embarrassment for Nigeria's leader, analysts say.
US envoy to Sudan says he’s seeing increased political will in the region to help bring the Sudan conflict to an end.
The singer on life in the US with husband Adekunle Gold and what to expect from her newest album.
"Peaceful" and "listening" monarch Oba Moshood Olalekan Balogun dies after two years on the throne.
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) says the medical tests were necessary for the tax enforcement work.
Despite spending months in prison, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is one of the favourites in this month's election.
A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.
Militants have reportedly stormed a hotel near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.
Outages have been reported in South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana and Burkina Faso.
Officers said that Ishmael Chokurongerwa led a sect with more than 1,000 members in Harare.
A local chief tells the BBC some of the 280 abducted schoolchildren are in a "critical condition".
While Senegal prepares for the upcoming presidential elections one school in Dakar went ahead and held its very own elections.
Shipwreck survivors tell rescuers they had set sail from Libya a week earlier.
Ghana is spending almost $250m hosting the African Games, and the country's outlay amid a time of economic turmoil has brought scrutiny.
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