At least 32 people have died in Nigeria's northern Niger state after a boat sank in a river, an official has told the BBC.The boat was reportedly overloaded, carrying...

Even a big-money outlay on an African coach does not guarantee results.Cisse, reportedly on a monthly salary of $83,000 (£62,000), had a rocky start with Libya, taking one point...

AFPLocals are trying to deal with the aftermath of the disasterA landslide has killed at least 370 people in the remote Marra Mountains in western Sudan, a UN official...

A woman has been burnt to death by a mob in northern Nigeria's Niger state after she was accused of blaspheming against Prophet Muhammad, police have said.Police condemned the...

A head-on collision in Namibia involving vehicles belonging to the security services killed 14 people, including 11 members of the prison service, a police officer and two civilians.The accident...

Khanyisile NgcoboBBC News in JohannesburgMedia 24 / Gallo ImagesThe death of a much-loved star is normally followed by an outpouring of grief, but in South Africa last week's loss...

Mayeni JonesBBC News in JohannesburgKyla Herrmannsen / BBCVusi Tshabalala narrowly escaped injury from the fire after fleeing the blaze covered by a blanket soaked in water Blackened by soot,...

A nephew of Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who was at the centre of a sex tape scandal last year, has been sentenced to eight years in prison...

Paul MellyWest Africa analystEPARussia has dangled the possibility of building a nuclear power plant in uranium-rich Niger - a vast, arid state on the edge of the Sahara desert...

The head of a Malagasy king killed by French troops during a colonial-era war has been formally returned to Madagascar.The handover of King Toera's skull - and those of...

Danai Nesta KupembaBBC NewsPeacock via Getty ImagesIdentity became a heated issue for fans of the show this yearCommitted Nigerian fans of the reality dating show Love Island USA are...

Nigeria's military has killed 35 jihadists in a series of air strikes near its north-eastern border with Cameroon, it said in a statement. The strikes were carried out in...