The DR Congo is planning to build a massive dam delivering power to millions of people - but it is not easy.

Explosions and gunshots are reportedly heard in the eastern city of Goma late on Sunday.

Michelle Lemuya Ikeny stars in Nawi, a film that depicts the reality of child marriage in rural Kenya.

The M23 rebel group has launched an advance on Goma, a city of more than one million people.

Jos Leijdekkers has been hiding in the West African country, according to authorities in the Netherlands.

The UK foreign secretary urges the world not to forget Sudan after visiting those fleeing to Chad.

Some members of the coalition government say they will go to court to challenge the law.

Conflict in eastern DR Congo's has forced 400,000 people to flee their homes this year alone, the UN says.

The Lakurawa group has been accused of attacks on top government officials and kidnapping.

Bernadino Rafael denies claims he worked with criminal groups to kidnap and kill protesters.

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

"I was scared he had come to beat me or finish me off," a government critic tells the BBC about his ordeal.

In a video message Monica Geingos warns people not to be duped into investing in fake schemes.

African football's governing body says Swiss prosecutors will not bring legal charges against its secretary general Veron Mosengo-Omba.

Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry is aiming to become the first female president of the International Olympic Committee.

Egypt forward Omar Marmoush, the second highest scorer in the Bundesliga this season, has agreed a contract until 2029.

For more than 50 years, one family has dedicated itself to caring for the biggest cemetery in Kaduna.

This is the latest in a series of shocking cases of femicide in Kenya.

The contribution of hundreds of mostly black servicemen had gone unrecognised until now.

Real Valladolid accuse Manchester City of encouraging one of their players to break his contract to force through a move to the Premier League club.