Suspect held over killing of three children in cattle theft plot in Tanzania

Nigeria's northeast faces worst hunger in a decade as aid cuts hit region, UN says

Chad’s Déby wins 2026 African Peace Prize for role in Sudan refugee crisis

Bobi Wine placed under house arrest after Uganda vote

Nigeria's tough reforms spark investor optimism as economic boom beckons

South Africa probes Iran's role in BRICS+ naval drills

Nigeria grants satellite permits to BeetleSat, Satelio and Amazon's Kuiper

Uganda's election internet blackout meets Tanzania's warning

Tensions grow as US blasts South Africa for allowing Iran in naval drills

Floodings kill at least 10 in South Africa, triggering the closure of Kruger Park

Famed safari park shuts as deadly floods strike South Africa

Tragic death of Adichie's young son highlights poor state of Nigeria's health sector

Museveni takes strong lead in early results of Uganda presidential race

Counter-insurgency Campaigns: US votes $413m for security operations in Nigeria, others

Uganda: Education fraternity mourns ex-minister Bitamazire

At least 21 migrant bodies found in Libya mass grave, security sources say

UN warns food aid in Sudan could run out by end of March

Museveni votes as Uganda election unfolds amid delays and crackdown

Author's tragedy puts Nigeria's healthcare system under scrutiny

US firm sues DR Congo over alleged bribery scheme

Eto'o handed ban and fine for misconduct at AFCON

'I begged them' - The Guinean mother deported from Belarus without her baby

Kenya secures zero-duty access to China

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of arming rebels in escalating war of words

US adds one more African country to its multi-million dollar bilateral health deal

New calls for humanitarian truce in Sudan as peace talks resume in Cairo

Madagascar military receives equipment and training from Russia

Uganda votes in tense election seen as test of Museveni's strength

Widespread delays hit Uganda election amid internet shutdown

Ugandans choose between pop star and veteran leader in presidential poll

Why the UAE has incurred the wrath of Somalia

Ugandan: Threats will not prevent me from doing my duty - EC boss

Sudan's war has left the country's economy shattered

Uganda faces mounting calls to end internet blackout before elections

Uganda election chief says he has had threats over results declaration

Nigeria enlists US lobbyists to communicate Christian protection efforts

Boost for Africa's largest economy as EU drops South Africa from risk register

Somalia cancels UAE agreements over sovereignty concerns

Uganda's president urges people to vote in Thursday's general election

Algeria's president urges youth living abroad illegally to come home

Benin offers citizenship to African diaspora, with help from Spike Lee

Tunisian journalist Chatha Belhaj Mubarak freed after sentence cut

Nigeria, UAE strike trade pact to scrap tariffs on over 7,000 products

'Welcome to 2976' - North Africa's Amazigh people ring in the new year

Uganda imposes an internet blackout ahead of Thursday's election

Operation against Nigerian kidnapping gang kills '200 bandits' - Official tells BBC

Nigeria: Govs budget N525bn for security as killings spread

South Africa welcomes US House approval of Africa trade programme renewal

Pope Leo to visit Angola as part of an Africa tour, Vatican envoy says

Uganda shuts down internet ahead of election, orders rights groups to halt work

Trump administration moves to end deportation protection for Somalis

Landslide in eastern Congo kills at least 13, leaves over 30 missing

Uganda's military deployed in national capital before presidential election

Gunmen attack three industrial sites in western Mali, kidnap civilians

US bolsters Nigeria's military with supplies in security partnership

UNHCR chief urge global backing for Kenya's refugee integration plan

Bobi Wine warns of protests if Uganda election is rigged

The Gambia Reparations Commission begins payments to victims of Jammeh-era abuses

UN says doctors in Sudan are doing all they can to provide support to people

'Miracle baby' born in a tree above Mozambique floodwaters dies aged 25

Niger revokes licences of tanker drivers who refuse to go to Mali amid jihadist blockade

Somalia cancels all agreements with United Arab Emirates

Rwanda nominates former top diplomat for third term as Francophonie head

UN agency praises Kenya's efforts to integrate refugees in Kakuma camp

Nigeria: Gunmen demand N100m for eight abducted Edo residents

Uganda: Govt suspends five rights groups ahead of elections

Veteran Ugandan leader eyes new term in election amid succession talk

Uganda: LC1 chairperson arrested over defacement of campaign posters in Rukungiri

Uganda's first female orthopaedic surgeon seeks Shs200m for kidney transplant

Uganda Supreme Court dismisses cases seeking to block election

Teenage super sub Mbaye could prove decisive for Senegal

Uganda vote overshadowed by detentions, intimidation and fears of violence

Ugandan churchgoers pray and fast for peaceful presidential election

Humanitarian workers face rising attacks in Eastern DR Congo

Pakistan scraps free VPA visas for 34 African countries as travel costs and barriers rise

France launches push to reclaim African market share as Macron orders new strategy

He once criticised African leaders who cling to power; now he wants a seventh term

Sudan's government returns to capital after nearly 3 years of war

Morocco coach angrily rejects AFCON ref bias as Nigeria semifinal looms