Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland has rejected an attempt by the central government to give the US exclusive control of a port and airbase in Berbera.The city lies on...

South Africa's former ambassador to the US has told the BBC it is “self-evident” that there is racism within the Trump administration.Ebrahim Rasool, 62, was ordered to leave the...

An investigative journalist who won an $18m (£14m) defamation case against a Ghanaian MP says that, although he is hopeful he will receive the money, what is more rewarding...

Barbara Plett UsherBBC News, Port SudanReutersThis is believed to be the first time Gen Burhan has set foot in the presidential palace since the start of the war almost...

Barrel bombs believed to contain a highly flammable liquid have been used in airstrikes in South Sudan as escalating violence pushes the world's newest country to the brink of...

Thomas Partey and Mohammed Kudus strengthened Ghana's bid for a place at the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Ivory Coast won to return to the top of their qualifying...

Six police personnel in north-east Kenya have been killed after assailants attacked a base near the border with Somalia, a regional official said.No group has claimed responsibility, but Garissa...

Almost two years on from the start of the civil war, and with the country's top two domestic clubs now playing in Mauritania, Sudan coach James Kwesi Appiah has...

Barbara Plett UsherBBC NewsReutersThe recapture of the presidental palace marks a significant victory for the armyThe scenes of jubilant soldiers in Khartoum mark a significant advance in an offensive...

Landlocked Ethiopia has no intention of starting a war with neighbouring Eritrea in order to gain access to the sea, the country's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said.A previous...

Close to 70,000 South Africans have expressed interest in moving to the US following Washington's offer to resettle people from the country's Afrikaner community, a business group has said....

A young South African girl who disappeared last year aged six was allegedly sought by a traditional healer for her eyes and fair complexion, a court has heard.This is...