European Council President Donald Tusk has warned economic migrants who do not have the..
On Sunday people in Benin are voting for their new president. And the ballot papers..
Allegations of sexual exploitation or sexual abuse by United Nations peacekeepers have increased, according..
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been denied leave to appeal against his conviction..
British Airways has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount of money to children who..
Around 200 Arik Air passengers were stranded as domestic and international flights from Nigeria's biggest domestic..
One of the issues being discussed by the leaders of the East African Community..
Africa's richest man, Nigeria's Aliko Dangote, has risen up the annual Forbes list of world billionaires,..
Oil giant Shell is being sued in London for the second time in five..
Prosecutors in Zimbabwe have reinstated charges against two soldiers accused of planning to petrol-bomb..
A 13-year-old Nigerian girl who was allegedly abducted and forced into marriage is to..
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed "severe punishment" for officials who embarrassed the government..
The BBC is seeking a future star of African journalism for the BBC World..
Kenya's Inspector General of Police has ordered the prosecution of a white pilot who..
Uganda's main opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been taken into police custody after vowing..
Vote counting is under way in Niger following Sunday's presidential and parliamentary elections. President..
Worshipers at a Pentecostal church in South Africa sustained minor injuries after a naughty..
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has made a U-turn in court over his refusal..