Africa StreaM

The centuries-old Fanti Carnival returned to Nigeria on Monday with a burst of colour and spectacle.

Yetbarek Dawit is alleged to have operated a multi-million-dollar operation, using torture to raise money.

Mourning the deaths, the president says it was a "race against the clock" to find others affected.

Five civilians were killed by the gunmen and their bodies were recovered at the scene, the army said.

Several footballers have absconded in the past leaving behind what rights groups call a repressive government.

Albert Mazibuko sang in the iconic South African choral group for more than 55 years.

There are fears South Sudan may be plunged back into a civil war less than a decade after it ended.

Malawian Martha Ongwane, brought low by her daughter's autism, found a rare support group.

People evicted to build Nigeria's capital accuse the government of failing to fulfill its promises to them.

This is just the second time that DR Congo have reached the World Cup finals, sparking celebrations in Kinshasa.

Lamine Yamal says racist chants heard during Spain's 0-0 draw with Egypt in Barcelona on Tuesday were "disrespectful and intolerable".

The disruption in oil supplies has caused shortages and concerns in several African countries.

The craze for collecting ants takes Kenya by surprise as smugglers zone in to make a profit.

African and Caribbean nations want countries which benefited from slavery to pay compensation but it will not be straightforward.

Women in Kenya and Ghana tell the BBC about being approached by a Russian man who later posts videos of them without their consent.

A group of Russians and Angolans are going on trial in Angola after being accused of fomenting protests, which they deny.

How a lack of justice and trust in the security forces perpetuates deadly violence in Plateau state.

Some 26 million people are "facing extreme hunger" in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, warns humanitarian organisation Oxfam.

Residents of some areas have been without mains water for weeks.