Kennedy Gondwe & Wedaeli ChibelushiBBC News, Lusaka & LondonAFP/Getty ImagesAfter losing the presidency, Edgar Lungu remained influential in Zambian politicsArranging a funeral can be testing at the best of...

Liberia's former speaker and three other members of the House of Representatives have been released from prison after paying a bond of £325,000 ($440,000).Jonathan Fonati Koffa, Abu Kamara, Dixon...

Kenya's independent police oversight body has launched an investigation into the death of a man who had been detained "for false publication", police have said.Albert Ojwang was arrested for...

Women’s History Museum ZambiaThis sacred mask is etched with symbols of Sona, a sophisticated and now rarely used writing systemA wooden hunters' toolbox inscribed with an ancient writing system...

The Wagner Group has announced it is withdrawing from Mali following what it called "the completion of its main mission" in the West African country.The Russian mercenary group has...

Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has died at the age of 68, his party has said in a statement.He had "been receiving specialized treatment in South Africa" for an...

Voters in Burundi are heading to the polls amid a backdrop of surging inflation, fuel shortages and complaints of political repression.Seats in the National Assembly and local councils are...

Mayeni JonesBBC News, Mahontlong and BobeteSouth Africa policeThe police issued this shot of Tiger when it launched the manhunt in January Nobody in South Africa seems to know where...

Makuochi OkaforBBC Africa health correspondent, LagosGetty ImagesAt the age of 24, Nafisa Salahu was in danger of becoming just another statistic in Nigeria, where a woman dies giving birth...

Getty ImagesMany South Africans are deeply attached to their landSouth Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is at the centre of a political firestorm after he approved a law that gives...

Uche Akolisa & Kelechi AnoziaBBC News, LagosKelechi Anozia / BBCBetween 10 and 12 dogs a month are being handed over to Dr Mark Afua's animal shelter in LagosPreye Maxwell...

Wedaeli ChibelushiBBC NewsSouth Africa police / XOlorato Mongale's murder has sparked public outrage and calls for justice A suspect wanted for the murder of a South African university student...