The case against Kizza Besigye is now being heard in a civilian rather than military court.

Rwanda is facing a backlash for its alleged support of M23 rebels in the neighbouring country.

An Indian drug maker tells a BBC undercover team its addictive cocktail drug is “very harmful” but “this is business”.

President Ramaphosa urges multilateralism as US secretary of state boycotts the meeting of foreign ministers.

Lawyers for Samuel Eto'o say the president of Cameroon's FA has won his appeal against a $200,000 fine handed out by the Confederation of African Football.

The Malian was the first black African to win a feature film prize at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

Graves in the Tanzanian city of Morogoro are being targeted as people steal metal crosses to sell on.

It is the first royal tomb to be found since King Tutankhaman's over a century ago.

The health minister says the patients have recovered, and should not be stigmatised.

Coalition partners object to a hike in VAT, forcing Enoch Godongwana to postpone his budget speech.

Atalanta's Ademola Lookman says comments by his coach Gian Piero Gasperini describing him as "one of the worst penalty takers" were "deeply disrespectful".

The Dutch Minister of Culture says he hopes this move will address the "historical injustice".

Abdullahi Abdi said the achievement had made all his "difficulties and sacrifices" worthwhile.

Peers and scholars reflected on the role Hendricks played within the LGBTQ+ and Islamic communities.

Lydia Mugambe told police her alleged victim had been "acting funny", Oxford Crown Court hears.

The BBC meets residents of Goma following the rebel takeover and those being forced by the M23 to leave camps.

After fleeing conflict, over 100 athletes from across Africa attend trials in Kenya in the hope of becoming part of the Refugee Olympic Team.

More than 200 civilians have been killed by paramilitaries, a rights group says.

Pravind Jugnauth was charged with money laundering, which he denies, following a dramatic arrest.

The killing of Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure in the gay Muslim community, has shocked many.