A rebel leader in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo says his fighters will withdraw from a key city at the request of the US.Corneille Nangaa's statement came days after...

Armed men have kidnapped at least 13 people from a church in Nigeria's central Kogi state - the second such attack in as many weeks.The attackers stormed into Evangelical...

Bushra MohamedBBC World ServiceMahad MohamudMahad Mohamud was deported from the US five weeks agoMahad Mohamud is slowly readjusting to the heat, chaos and tension of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, after...

AFP via Getty ImagesAkilimali Mirindi is one of thousands who have fled the recent upsurge in fightingUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Rwanda's actions in eastern Democratic...

Eritrea has withdrawn from East African regional bloc Igad, accusing the organisation of "becoming a tool against" countries like itself.In a statement on Friday, Eritrea's foreign ministry said Igad...

Ethiopian police have arrested a sixth popular TikTok creator days after five other influencers were detained over allegations of wearing "indecent attire" at a public event in the culturally...

Nicolas NégoceBBC AfricaBTVMost of the soldiers who appeared on state TV early on Sunday morning are on the runA senior government official in Benin has told the BBC that...

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About 100 children who were abducted from a Catholic school in central Nigeria last month have been freed.They arrived in the Niger state capital, Minna, in a fleet of...

Paul Njie,Thomas Naadi,Chiagozie Nwonwu,BBC Africa reporters,andLucy FlemingBTVThe soldiers appeared on state TV early on Sunday morning to say they were suspending the constitutionBenin's president has appeared on television to...

At least 11 people – including a three-year-old child – have been killed in a mass shooting at a hostel in South Africa.Fourteen others were wounded when gunmen stormed...

Western embassies in Tanzania, including the UK and France, have called on the authorities to release to the families all bodies of those killed in October's electoral violence.Citing "credible...