Former Manchester United coach Benni McCarthy says Erik ten Hag wanted to spend a decade at the club and was an “unbelievable professional”.

Months after a deadly collapse, some seek compensation, saying Kiteezi dumpsite is still unsafe.

Newly diagnosed patients may have suffered irreversible damage as a result of not having the drugs.

A refinery boom appears to be reshaping West Africa’s energy landscape, boosting local capacity and reducing reliance on imports

Football’s governing body reverses a decision that had declared Emilio Nsue ineligible to play for Equatorial Guinea, despite being the nation’s record goalscorer.

The shooting during an evacuation mission may constitute a war crime, a UN official says.

Pretoria refuses to respond directly to the latest criticism of the country from President Trump.

Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur explains why she chose to become an ambassador for the World Food Programme and her hopes for International Women’s Day.

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

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan had accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment.

Opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane’s team says his current condition is “unknown” after the attack.

Cyclists, organisers and fans tell the BBC there were no security issues on the Tour du Rwanda, despite fighting across the border in DR Congo.

Two close allies of the vice-president, a bitter rival of the president, are arrested.

Lesotho is called the kingdom in the sky – it is the only country entirely above 1,000m.

Godswill Akpabio said he had been well raised by his mother and had never harassed anyone.

Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar speaks to the BBC about the deportation of Nigerians from the US.