Critics say the escalation fits into a broader effort by the state to police speech....
South Africa are set to appear in their first Women's World Cup quarter-final after a 29-24 win over Italy....
Carolyne Odour's two young sons went missing with their father - a follower of self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie....
Eleven members of the prison service and a police officer were among the fatalities....
22 people had been rescued and 22 others were still missing....
Congolese officials accuse Mbeki of siding with the M23 rebels and Rwanda in his past comments...
The latest attack on El Fasher is an example of the atrocities the civilians have had to endure....
The boat carried about 150 passengers of which 16 of them were rescued....
Organisers of Ghana's protest called for continued pressure on international financial institutions...
Actress Nandi Nyembe's final months were marked by money problems that threatened to overshadow her career....
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond....
President Ramaphosa was the guest of honour at the 115th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show...
Survivors saved off Mauritania say they left The Gambia with 160 people on board....
The Zimbabwe Agricultural Show is to facilitate and promote agricultural development in the country...
Life-saving food for malnourished children low in Nigeria, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan....
The deadly fire was called a "wake-up call" but residents are waiting for permanent homes....
The first group of deportees arrived in mid-August, according to government spokesperson Yolande Makolo....
Investigations have been launched following the footage posted to Instagram - which has since been deleted....
A nephew of Equatorial Guinea's president is sentenced to eight years for embezzlement....
Cholera is not uncommon in Nigeria where health officials cite widespread shortages of clean water....
A report shows about 80% of the Lagos shoreline has been washed away in the past five decades....
Gun-wielding drivers, extortion and breakdowns, as couple flee new front line in Sudan's conflict....
The West African nation's security forces are accused of alleged rape, extortion and torture....
Malema's party argues that his remarks were taken out of context....
There has been a backlash over the recruitment scheme and a government warning to young people....
Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi, on Wednesday stated he will run for presidency....
The country wants to move from being the biggest exporter of raw nuts to producing more shea butter....
Petrobras started operations in Nigeria in deep waters near the Niger Delta in 1998....
A proposal to build a nuclear plant in Niger may not come to fruition, but that is not the point....
This follows reports of a dire shortage of medicines at public clinics and hospitals in Botswana....
Concourt upholds Pretoria High Court ruling, clearing way for Lungu’s state funeral in Zambia....
King Toera was killed by French troops 128 years ago and his head kept in a Paris museum's archive....
The Constitutional Court has found that no case has been made out for a direct appeal....
The country is facing a shortage of medical equipment and medicines, President Duma Boko says....
The health ministry said it was the first case it had detected this year....
Zimbabwe reinstates maize ban due to improved rainfall boosted output after El Nino drought....
A large number of young South Africans are jobless and attracted by social media offers of work abroad....
Even preventative maintenances has not been done, it is now putting lives of our citizens at risk....
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is taken into custody in Baltimore as his lawyers say he may be sent to Uganda....
A mosque was attacked in the town of Malumfashi in northwest Nigeria last week....
Nigerians made their mark during this year's Love Island USA - but it caused tensions within the fanbase....
Malema says "We must stand together as the world changes and show the world that Africa is one"...
The wanted man, Dai Qisheng, was nabbed in Abuja on August 8....
There was "sheer horror" when survivors realised that the girls aged nine, 11 and 17 had died, a rescuer says....
The Nigerian military last week said it had killed 592 armed militia members in eight months....
Concern is mounting about "war-time levels of slaughter" in Nigeria, including a resurgence of jihadist activity....
In July, the US deported five individuals from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and Yemen to Eswatini....
"I left like a Disney princess," says a prom goer about her dress, one of many custom-made in Nigeria....
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond....
Pobee was briefing the Security Council in New York....
Guide dog Achi was rescued from rough seas but was to be put down as he was in the country illegally....
A total of 102 deported foreigners have been convicted of "cyber-terrorism and internet fraud" this week....
Five bodies have been found in fresh graves near the site of the "Shakahola Forest Massacre"....
The remains of five people were found in four graves at the site....
Nigerian-American Cheta Emba fell in love with rugby while studying for a degree in molecular and cellular biology at one of the world's most famous universities....
Giraffes have always been thought to be one species, but scientists now say there are four....
Some 70 trucks of supplies are waiting in the RSF-controlled city of Nyala to get to al-Fashir...
US authorities have linked Wale's car to an alleged criminal enterprise operating stateside....
Three of the 16 lorries in the convoy were damaged and caught fire, the WFP says....
The yuan is the base unit of a number of former and present-day currencies throughout China....
This is the 10th anniversary of the prize set up in honour of the Ghanaian journalist who died at the age of 41....
John Hume was allegedly part of an international rhino horn trafficking syndicate, prosecutors say....
The gunmen stormed a mosque in what an official has described as a "reprisal attack"....
Two teens, aged 16 and 18, have been arrested over the attack as police search for a third suspect....
"To the best of my knowledge, we have not reached such an agreement," says Okello Oryem...
Zimbabwe had a visa overstay rate of 10.57% in 2023, according to a US Department of Homeland...
Attacks were carried out in more than a dozen villages last month, Human Rights Watch says....
The minister faces calls to resign and an investigation after previously using offensive language....
HRW report provides new details about the DRC’s killing spree in July....
NEMA says 25 people were unaccounted for and believed to be dead....
The report about children caught up in the jihadist conflict blamed all sides for violations....
Diphtheria is a bacterial disease that causes swollen glands and breathing problems....
Fighting in eastern DRC has intensified this year with the M23 group launching an offensive....
ADF rebels were taking revenge on civilians after suffering defeats by Congolese forces...
Farmers reported no crop damage but expect more sun to improve the crop....
The group accuses the government of failing to respect a previous ceasefire deal....
Edgar Lungu’s family filed their leave to appeal bid in the Constitutional Court....
Safety regulations are rarely enforced leading to a large number of accidents on the waterways....
The family is applying for leave to appeal the ruling that allows repatriation for burial in Zambia....
From jollof rice in St Lucia to Afrobeats in Jamaica, islanders find new ways to embrace Africa....
Landlocked Uganda is currently constructing a $3.16 billion standard gauge railway....
Emergency Lawyers group alleges the army is operating "execution chambers" in the capital....
After a long and bitter legal battle splitting his family, Harry Roy Veevers is yet to rest in peace....
Constant Mutamba has denied embezzling the funds, saying the case is politically motivated....
President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived on the island on Saturday to attend the summit....
Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo criticized President Alassane Ouattara's fourth term bid....
The AU will advocate for wider map adoption and discuss collective actions with member states....
The central bank last month kept its monetary policy rate on hold at 27.50% for the third time....
This week DRC's army said the CPR had attempted multiple attacks....
The family seeks to have the entire high court judgment set aside...
Brighton and The Gambia forward Yankuba Minteh says the motivation to change his family's life inspired his football dream....
President Cyril Ramaphosa says Gen Rudzani Maphwanya's recent visit to Iran "was ill-advised"....
The French national is accused of working "on behalf of the French intelligence service" in Mali....
Former President of Zambia, Edgar Lungu, passed away in June at a medical facility in South Africa...
Edgar Lungu, who died in June, is yet to be buried - the debate over what next exposes deep divisions....
One of the women faces life imprisonment and has been remanded in custody....
The exposé was in the "public interest", the BBC says, following criticism from senior Kenyan politicians....
BBC Sport Africa examines some of the big transfers involving Africans and new arrivals from the continent ahead of the 2025-26 season....
DRC's town, Rubaya produces around 15% of the world’s coltan....
Africa50 is pushing for infrastructure roll-outs in key sectors on the continent...