South African composer Lebo M, renowned for creating the distinctive opening chant of The Lion King's Circle of Life, rose from his life in exile in the US to...

The number of dead from a crowd crush in the south-east town of Okija in Nigeria has risen to 22, police say.It is the third case this week of...

Danai Nesta Kupemba / BBCAt London's famous Hyde Park at around 11:00 on a crisp Saturday morning, runners gather at some benches - some tall and lean, others broad...

The speaker of Liberia's House of Representatives has denied being involved in a huge fire at the West African nation's legislature.Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa was among those questioned by...

Thirty-five children have been killed in a crush at a funfair in the south-west Nigerian city of Ibadan, with six others hospitalised, the police say.The event was advertised as...

ReutersTens of thousands of people are still without access to water in Mayotte after the French Indian Ocean territory was devastated by Cyclone Chido, as rescuers race to find...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium against subsidiaries of the tech giant Apple, accusing it of using conflict minerals.Acting on behalf of...

Leaders of the West African regional grouping, Ecowas, have approved the withdrawal of three countries ruled by the military from the bloc, but have offered a six-month grace period...

AFPWest African leaders are gearing up for a crucial summit on Sunday in Nigeria's capital Abuja, where they will focus on the morale-sapping departure of Mali, Burkina Faso and...

Dola PoshDola Posh has multiple identities: Photographer; woman; Nigerian; mother; Briton.Yet after giving birth, she no longer felt sure who she was.Six days after her daughter was born, she...

Niger's military government has suspended the BBC for three months, accusing it of spreading fake news that could destabilise social peace and demoralise troops fighting jihadists.Niger's Minister of Communication...

Kemi Badenoch has stood by her past comments about Nigeria, after the vice-president of the West African country accused her of denigrating it. The Conservative Party leader, who was...