Homosexual acts are outlawed in the county and carry punishments of up to five years in jail.

The deal for Somaliland to lease some coastline to Ethiopia triggered a storm – now Turkey is mediating.

A primary school in Chad is providing an opportunity for thousands of Sudanese refugees to resume learning.

A major Australian coal mine battled on Wednesday to extinguish an underground gas fire that has been burning for five days following a “combustion event”.

There will be three people on the presidential ballot in Rwanda later this month. Two of them are hopeful, but there is little prospect Paul Kagame won’t extend his 23-year rule.

Some inhalers in Nigeria have doubled or tripled in price since last year, leaving many struggling.

Since anti-tax protests began 39 people have been killed, a state-funded rights group says.

Kenya was bracing on Tuesday for fresh protest action against the government after anti-tax hike demonstrations last month descended into violence that left dozens of people dead.

The death toll from multiple suicide bombings in the northeastern Nigerian town of Gwoza over the weekend has risen to 32, the country’s vice president Kashim Shettima said Monday.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) turns 64 years this week, an anniversary it celebrated in terms that would be appropriate for a country at war.

Lucius Banda, who has died aged 53, became known as the “soldier” for the voiceless.

Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay makes history as the first black African to win a Tour de France stage.

After the heartbreak of losing the past two Wimbledon finals, could 2024 be third time lucky for Tunisian star Ons Jabeur?

It was a big night for South Africans as Tyla won two awards and Makhadzi won one.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed the most ideologically diverse government in South Africa’s history.

After suffering yet more World Cup agony in their dramatic T20 final defeat by India, how does South African cricket move on?

Brahim Saadoun was studying in Ukraine when the Russians invaded in February 2022.

William Ruto says Kenya will need to increase borrowing after protests forced him to scrap planned taxes.

President Mohamed ould Ghazouani won with 56% of the vote, ahead of anti-slavery campaigner Biram Dah Abeid.

Eritreans tell the BBC their relatives are being detained incommunicado by Sudan’s military.

President Bola Tinubu cracks down on the ex-government workers who still get a wage despite leaving.