Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been charged with treason a day after he was arrested following a rally he held in the south of the country.The charge is...

The governor of Nigeria's Borno state has warned that jihadist group Boko Haram is making a comeback after its fighters staged a series of attacks and seized control of...

Torrential rains and floods have killed at least 33 people in Kinshasa - the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo - according to officials."The republic will not abandon...

Algeria has closed its airspace to all flights to and from Mali as the row over a drone that was shot down close to their common border escalates.On Sunday,...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the US is immediately revoking visas issued to all South Sudanese passport holders due to the African nation refusing to...

COMICIMarlène-Kany Kouassi is one of only two winners of Miss Ivory Coast over the last six decades to wear her crown over natural hairLong, flowing wigs and weave extensions...

Anne SoyBBC deputy Africa editor, NairobiAFPLesotho's garment workers face an uncertain future once President Donald Trump's 50% import tariff kicks inThursday was a "terrible" and "devastating" day for people...

Wycliffe Muia & Damian ZaneBBC NewsAFPJeans form a part of Lesotho's textile exports to the US Lesotho was slapped with the White House's highest tariff rates in the list...

Niger's military leaders have released more than 50 detainees, including former ministers in the government they toppled in 2023.Among them are the former ministers of defence, oil and finance,...

The UK government is working with Mauritius to finalise a deal on the future of the Chagos Islands, Downing Street has said. Under the proposed agreement, Mauritius would gain...

A national protest meant to pressure Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to resign turned into a shutdown as citizens opted to stay away rather than take to the streets amid...

Tamasin FordBBC Global Disinformation Unit and Africa EyeUndercover footage shows Dr Kelvin Alaneme explaining how he sells UK jobs to foreign nationalsRecruitment agents who scam foreign nationals applying to...