Bitcoin miners will go to remote locations to take advantage of cheap electricity.

Thomas Partey nets twice as Ghana strengthen their bid for a place at the 2026 World Cup, while Ivory Coast return to the top of their qualifying group.

Funding cuts could lead to an added 2,000 new HIV infections each day, Winnie Byanyima warns.

Decorated test pilot James O'Connell was in a "good frame of mind" prior to the crash, the BBC is told.

A Sudanese general said Chad's airports were legitimate targets because they were used to supply weapons.

Bournemouth forward Dango Ouattara says Islam helps him "stay on the right path", as he discusses football, faith and fasting during Ramadan.

Bournemouth forward Dango Ouattara says Islam helps him "stay on the right path", as he discusses football, faith and fasting.

A mother explains why she - and 77% of the country’s women - have used dangerous creams.

No group has claimed responsibility, but an official said the attack followed a pattern of raids by Islamist militant group al-Shabab.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores twice as Gabon beat Kenya 2-1 to severely dent the East Africans' hopes of reaching the 2026 World Cup.

Ebrahim Rasool arrives home to a jubilant crowd after being declared unwelcome in the United States.

Some locals find they cannot compete with those holidaying from the diaspora who are nicknamed I Just Got Back.

Sudan hold Senegal to a draw in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and remain top of their group despite civil war continuing in the country.

BBC Verify examimes social media footage of the fight for control of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum

Sudan's army has retaken the presidential palace from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but what's next after two years of war?

Victor Osimhen nets twice as Nigeria register their first victory in qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Algeria and Burkina Faso also win.

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

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah tells BBC she understands pressure she faces as Africa's second directly elected female leader

Kirsty Coventry will become the 10th International Olympic Committee (IOC) president but why is she both a groundbreaking and controversial choice?

It follows days of heavy fighting as the army took control of areas previously held by rival paramilitary force.