BBC News | Africa | World Edition

12.05.2025 01:40 Capt Ibrahim Traoré, 37, is portraying himself as a champion of pan-Africanism.

11.05.2025 15:40 A fierce advocate of African art, she was due to become the first African woman to lead the Venice Biennale.

11.05.2025 06:20 Lesego Chombo tells the BBC she was appointed by the president before he had even met her.

10.05.2025 15:21 The Doctor will be transported to Lagos in the first ever episode set primarily in an African country.

10.05.2025 10:00 The city, which has escaped the worst of the civil war, has been targeted in a series of bombardments.

10.05.2025 00:21 Reports say the first set of white South Africans could arrive in the US next week.

10.05.2025 00:21 He was arrested in 2004 after being part of a failed coup to overthrow Equatorial Guinea's ruler.

09.05.2025 19:20 The head of Liberia's doctors' association has not provided proof of his medical degree, the regulatory body says.

09.05.2025 19:20 A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

09.05.2025 14:40 Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Aliou Cisse says he is a "man of a project" as he bids to take Libya to the tournament in 2027.

08.05.2025 21:50 Human remains, believed to be that of a journalist and his partner, have been found by police.

08.05.2025 21:50 African Parks acknowledged its rangers committed human rights abuses in Congo-Brazzaville.

08.05.2025 21:50 The Benin Cycling Federation hopes to discover new talent and raise the profile of the sport on a continent largely dominated by football.

08.05.2025 17:10 Critical medicines affected by the $50m cuts include Malaria, HIV and TB drugs, the US embassy says.

08.05.2025 02:40 Why ex-bank boss Tidjane Thiam has been barred from seeking the Ivorian presidency - and the potential fallout.