An undercover BBC investigation exposes how rogue agents are exploiting a UK visa scheme.

With UK school fees rising, Nigeria's elite can now choose to give their offspring a British education at home.

The breakaway republic argues Berbera port and airbase are not Somalia's to give away.

Moussa Dadis Camara, pardoned on health grounds, was less than a year into a 20-year sentence.

Ukrainian helicopter crew hailed after coming under fire during an evacuation of a military base in South Sudan.

Ebrahim Rasool, who was accused of "race-baiting" by the US, speaks to the BBC in one of his first interviews since his expulsion.

Kenya goalkeeper Patrick Matasi is provisionally suspended for 90 days amid an investigation into match manipulation in the East African country.

It comes ahead of planned protests by a group of war veterans who want Emmerson Mnangagwa to resign.

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

Details of the victims have not yet been released, but two children were reported among the dead.

Anas Aremeyaw Anas says that his libel victory will encourage other journalists to stand up to powerful figures.

Another 39 people were rescued after the vessel sank in the Red Sea on Thursday morning.

The US is reported to be planning to cut funding to Gavi, which pays for childhood vaccines.

Six people have died after the submarine sank near Hurghada, a popular tourist destination.

The Kenya Football Federation launches an investigation into allegations that goalkeeper Patrick Matasi has been involved in match manipulation.

But Ghanaian investigative journalist tells the BBC that the message his victory sends is more important.

Boualem Sansal, 80, told a far-right news outlet that colonial France gave too much land to Algeria.

Riek Machar and his wife are detained after a convoy of 20 armed vehicles entered his home, his party says.

Fighting in a mineral-rich region of central Africa proves a quandary for Chinese business interests.

Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani is promoted to the highest rank in the army, and dissolves all political parties.