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.

The Democratic Alliance says the president should not sign a controversial education bill into law.

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

He died early on Friday in hospital after "a short, courageous battle with cancer", his family says.

Mpox has spread to at least 14 African countries and has been declared a public health emergency.

The BBC’s Ian Wafula reports from a cold storage facility in Kinshasa as vaccines start arriving in the country.

A city in north-eastern Nigeria is inundated with flood waters, leaving residents homeless and desperate.

Nigeria's Folashade Oluwafemiayo says her complete focus on training helped her set a new para-powerlifting world record at Paris 2024.

Emily Nkhana shares tips with the BBC on how to make banana wine.

Plants eaten by wild gorillas have medicinal properties that could be harnessed in drug discovery, say scientists.

As Europe's top leagues prepare to resume, BBC Sport Africa examines some of the big moves made by players from the continent.

Rebecca Cheptegei's community have come together to mourn her after her ex-partner set her alight.

A protest against plans to lease JKIA - Kenya's main airport - to an Indian company sparks disruption.

A year after losing close family after dams burst above Derna, Abdul Aziz Aldali is still grieving.

The BBC visits a clinic at the epicentre of the outbreak where the rate of infections is increasing.

At least 26 migrants die after their boat bound for Spain's Canary Islands sinks mere miles from home.