Basillioh Rukanga / BBCShaped and coloured like the country’s rare gemstone, tanzanite, the sparkling new railway terminal in Dar es Salaam is a symbol of Tanzania’s transport ambitions.The glass...

British actor Idris Elba has told the BBC that he will relocate to Africa within the next decade as part of his plans to support the continent’s movie industry.The...

The United Nation's Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said it is "deeply concerned" by news that four refugees were returned to Turkey from Kenya.The refugees were repatriated at the request...

Egypt has been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) - an achievement hailed by the UN public health agency as "truly historic".“Malaria is as old as Egyptian...

The lawyer for a prominent Mozambique opposition figure has been shot dead in the capital, Maputo, along with an official from the same party. Elvino Dias was the attorney...

All student unions in Ivory Coast are being shut down, the government has announced, after the killing of two students which is being blamed on the powerful Student and...

Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer said he had been taken...

A fuel tanker exploded overnight in northern Nigeria, killing at least 104 people who rushed to the scene of the accident to collect leaking petrol.The fire engulfed the overturned...

The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has criticised its Nigerian counterpart after its national side returned to West Africa ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations 2025 qualifier in Benghazi.The...

NFF media manager Promise Efoghe said no reason was given for the decision to divert their plane to Al Abraq on Sunday."No Libyan FA official has come to give...

Getty ImagesChris Brown has been accused of several cases of violenceChris Brown's forthcoming concert in South Africa has led to renewed focus on the country's shocking levels of violence...

Getty ImagesActress Lupita Nyong'o has condemned the Kenyan authorities' crackdown on huge anti-tax protests that began in June.Demonstrators were met with police brutality, according to rights groups, with dozens...