Pet owners are struggling with the rising cost of living in the West African nation.

Emergency services warn the number of victims may rise as recovery and rescue operations continue.

World Boxing says Olympic champion Imane Khelif will not be allowed to fight in the female category at their competitions until she undergoes a mandatory sex test.

Torrential rains in the central town of Mokwa led to the deadly floods, authorities say.

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

Somalians hope hosting Emmanuel Adebayor, Samuel Eto'o and Jay Jay Okocha in a legends game can help bring international football back to the country after nearly 40 years.

The main suspect in the murder of Olorato Mongale was found by police on Friday morning.

Part of the presidential jet's landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, authorities say.

Bola Tinubu introduced painful economic reforms but says these are now starting to bear fruit.

In Nigeria's northern Kano State, an unusual form of football is changing lives. Skate soccer is a fast-paced six-a-side sport which combines skateboards and the beautiful game.

The 30-year-old was found dead hours after she left home to see a man she had recently met.

Joshlin Smith is yet to be found more than a year after she went missing from her home.

Joshlin Smith's mother, branded the "mastermind" in her child's disappearance, is to be sentenced.

The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.

Documents found inside the boat washed ashore in St Vincent and the Grenadines indicate the migrants were from Mali.

Egypt's Mohamed Salah was the stand-out player in this season's Premier League - but what do the statistics say about other African stars?

Presley Chweneyagae, the star of Oscar-winning 2005 film Tsotsi, died from natural causes, his family says.

It follows growing criticism from Kenyans targeting Tanzania's president over the recent deportation of activists.

Concentration camps and pseudoscientific experiments were used by German officials to torture and kill.

The health crisis is fuelled by the war which has destroyed vital infrastructure, aid agencies say.