The head of the UN health agency says the world's attention to Sudan is "really low" and race is a factor.

Gunshots have been ringing out in Bamako with reports that a security base has been targeted.

People remain trapped under the rubble of a seven-storey building in the capital Freetown.

A bus transporting people to an Eid-el-Maulud celebration collided with a lorry in Kaduna state.

The number of female football referees in Africa and worldwide has grown but women like Gbemisola Yusuf remain underrepresented.

The state governor says that jihadist fighters may be among those who have fled.

The three states will have new travel documents under their breakaway alliance "in the coming days".

BBC Africa Eye focuses on the horrors of the lives of sex workers in the West African state.

Survivors recount what happened in Wad al-Nourah in June when at least 100 people died.

Thousands of people attended the emotional event in Bukwo, to celebrate the life of Rebecca Cheptegei.

The cause of death of the man who stabbed Azali Assoumani is being investigated.

South Sudan, the world's youngest country, has not held a national poll since independence in 2011.

A war orphan, DePrince moved to the US and ended up performing with Beyoncé.

How using colour to track his bipolar disorder allowed artist Joseph Awuah-Darko to express his emotions.

The death, after being set ablaze, of marathon runner Rebecca Chepetegei shocked the world.

Three Americans are among those given the death penalty after a bloody attempt to overthrow the president.

He is only slightly injured after being set upon in near the capital city, says a government spokesperson.

Despite saying there was a state plot to poison him, he has left South Africa and returned home.

Germany agrees to ease some of its immigration laws to enable Kenyans find employment in the European's biggest economy.

Footballing infrastructure must improve across Africa for a side from the continent to win the World Cup, according to DR Congo boss Sebastien Desabre.