Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she has been placed under judicial investigation over Italy's surprise release of a Libyan citizen who had been wanted for war crimes by...

Fierce fighting rages on in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, as rebels and the army exchange fire."All we can hear gunshots around the city,"...

Catherine HeathwoodBBC NewsFILMCREWThe 15-year-old star of a film about a schoolgirl forced to marry an older man is evangelical about her role - despite the fact that her community...

BBCEvery day families stream over a dry and dusty path into Chad, fleeing war and famine in Sudan - scenes that have clearly shaken the UK's foreign secretary.Under the...

Rebels from the Rwanda-backed M23 have killed a military governor as they advanced through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, reports say.Fighting between the M23 and DR Congo's army has...

Namibia's former First Lady Monica Geingos has released a video message warning people that fraudsters are using her name and likeness to target unsuspecting citizens.Manipulated clips circulating for some...

Police in Kenya have arrested a man carrying a mutilated corpse in his backpack, which he reportedly said belonged to his 19-year-old wife.Officers came across 29-year-old John Kiama Wambua...

Global Crusade with Kumuyi/Kevin Smart MediaPastor William Kumuyi had been scheduled to attend Monday's inauguration ceremony before the venue was changedTwo high-profile Nigerian clerics took part in events surrounding...

AFPZulu monarch Misuzulu kaZwelithini has faced a stumbling block over his planned weddingThe first wife of South Africa's Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has failed in her legal attempt to...

Mudathir Ibrahim SuleimanDr Mustafa Ali Abdulrahman Ibo and his colleagues bravely perform surgery under increasing bombardment in the last remaining hospital in el-Fasher, a city that has been under...

BBCVolunteers Mzwandile Mkwayi (R) and Mandla Charles (L) were greeted as heroes after descending the mineshaftThis story contains details, including a video, that some people may find distressing.As Mzwandile...

Following a spate of attacks on businesses and homes owned by people from Sudan, the police chief in neighbouring South Sudan has announced a nightly curfew to calm tensions.Three...