Teams from across the continent, created to boost the health of older women, face off in a tournament.

The lack of progress in the case of an alleged rape of a seven-year-old has sparked angry protests.

There are "horrific videos" of "armed men executing civilians in cold blood", the UN's Volker Türk says.

The hunters were on their way home when they were stopped by vigilantes in an attack that shocked Nigeria.

DR Congo hopes that US involvement in its minerals sector would help deter Rwandan-backed rebels.

The groups, including the UN refugee agency, are accused of trying to change Libya's "demographic composition".

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

Protesters in Zambia call for a change in the law after heinous child rape reports.

The African Development Bank president tells the BBC how poverty shaped his world views.

The pro-business DA rejects the budget leaving the ANC to rely on other parties to get it passed in parliament.

Zambia withdraw four US-based players for an upcoming tournament in China because of "travel measures" introduced by Donald Trump's administration.

Some of the highest rates will be levied on smaller African countries, with goods from Lesotho facing 50% tariffs.

Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo says he could have turned to a life of crime in Botswana had it not been for sport.

Timothy Omotoso was accused of raping several of his congregants in a trial that gripped the country.

President Mohamed Bazoum has been under house arrest since the 2023 military takeover.

President Tinubu restructures the NNPC, a company which has long struggled with corruption allegations.

The Americans are among 37 people sentenced to death last September by a military court.

In the city of Dutse, thousands filled the streets to celebrate a centuries-old festival.

Our correspondent enters Khartoum just days after Sudan's army recaptured it from the Rapid Support Forces after a six-month offensive.

Government sources have indicated that the agreement will not need further approval from the US.