ReutersProtesters had gathered from as early as 07:00 before being dispersedThe Nigerian police have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who had gathered in the capital, Abuja, over the...

BBCOperation Dudula has transformed from an anti-migrant pressure group into a political partyA community clinic just north of Johannesburg has become the frontline of a battle in South Africa...

Roncliffe OditBBC Africa, KisumuReutersHuge crowds of people gathered at the Jomo Kenyatta Stadium to pay their respects to OdingaTens of thousands of people mourning the death of former Kenyan...

A conservation group linked to Prince Harry and Chad's government have agreed to sign a new partnership - less than two weeks after the central African country severed ties...

Huge crowds of mourners in Kenya fled screaming after police fired gunshots and tear gas in a stadium where they had gathered to see the body of former Prime...

Mourners gather in Nairobi following the death of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Source link

Vote counting is under way in Cameroon following Sunday's presidential election in which incumbent Paul Biya is seeking to extend his 43 years in power.Biya, who at 92 is...

Lecturers at public universities in Nigeria have begun a two-week strike over pay and funding.The industrial action comes just weeks after universities resumed for a new academic year.Announcing the...

Sammy Awamireporting from Madagascar andFarouk ChothiaAFP via Getty ImagesSome troops joined protesters in the capital on SaturdayThe office of Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has said an attempt to seize...

Megha MohanBBC World Service Gender and Identity correspondentThee Alfa HouseThe niece of a Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by a former British army soldier is to visit the UK to...

Zimbabwean opposition lawmaker Desire Moyo has died after the vehicle he was travelling in hit an elephant, local media report.The accident happened in the early hours of Friday morning...

More than 300 petrol tankers make it to Bamako under military escort a week after pumps run dry. Source link