The BMA aims to boost traveler verification and law enforcement at ports of entry...
Is the pressure to be likeable holding women back at work?...
Moussa Mara expressed solidarity with opposition figures held after political parties were dissolved....
Rwanda and Congo signed a peace deal in Washington in June at talks held by US President....
The Conservative Party leader says she has not renewed her passport for Nigeria, where she grew up, in years....
This marks a significant moment for the island nation that became member state of SADC in 2005....
The scheme is the latest innovation in decades of work aiming to protect South Africa’s rhinos....
Relations between the US and South Africa have hit rock bottom after Trump's return to office....
Trump modified reciprocal tariff rates for dozens of countries, including Lesotho....
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond....
Two African nations have taken criminals from other countries deported from the US....
Despite criticism, the Congolese government says the deal with raise the profile of the country....
The M23 and DRC government have pledged to work towards peace by August 18....
The plans include a ban on the sale of alcohol in supermarkets, restaurants and on public transport....
Nigeria’s nurses union threatens to down tools if demands are not met by next week....
The end of food aid could have devastating effects for the victims of an Islamist insurgency....
At least 22 people have died in the most widespread protests Angola has seen in recent years....
Famine has been declared in areas of Darfur, an region particularly hard hit by the ongoing civil war....
They are barred from areas like mobile money transfers, tour guiding, small-scale mining and curio shops....
Uganda backed forces loyal to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir for several decades....
Greek migration minister Thanos Plevris says his country faces a "state of emergency"....
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara is a US trained economist....
Ouattara is the poll's frontrunner as numerous major challengers have been banned from running....
Benin in West Africa is trying to forge ties with the African diaspora and boost tourism....
Alain Faso, a pro-junta activist from Burkina Faso, died while in custody in Ivory Coast....
Returning home as African champions, the president thanked the players for their inspiration....
"People are fed up, hunger is rife," activists tell the BBC as thousands join protests in Luanda....
After Nigeria sealed their 10th African title, several issues need to be addressed to boost women's football on the continent....
The Bawku chieftaincy conflict remained one of Ghana's most protracted ethnic flash points....
The uncertainty around the paused tariffs has led to massive layoffs in Lesotho's textile industry....
Cases of sexual violence have increased significantly in the eastern part of the country...
President Mahama leads the tributes, saying "his enduring legacy will echo through the ages"....
Maurice Kamto came second to 92-year-old Paul Biya in the previous election amid allegations of fraud....
A major exhibition about the dangerous lives of the boys and young men who scour slag heaps in search of copper....
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond....
Faure Gnassingbé may no longer be president but he still pulls the strings - and no longer has to face elections....
They were put to death despite ransoms being paid for their release, a local official told the BBC....
The US president is spearheading an ambitious but controversial deal to end a long-running conflict....
Most of the dead were worshippers taking part in a night vigil which was stormed by armed men, officials said....
Congolese customs official Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi has been beatified for standing up to corruption....
Jennifer Echegini says her Women's Africa Cup of Nations-winning goal for Nigeria against Morocco is one she will keep in her heart forever....
The assault in Komanda is believed to have been carried out by ADF rebels...
The US president is spearheading an ambitious but controversial deal to end a long-running conflict....
Twenty-six people, mostly women and children, were rescued from the wooden boat....
Jennifer Echegini says her Women's Africa Cup of Nations-winning goal for Nigeria against Morocco is one she will keep in her heart forever....
The attack was carried out by members of the Allied Democratic Force....
President Mahama leads the tributes, saying "his enduring legacy will echo through the ages"....
US President Donald Trump ordered the arrest of migrants who are in the country illegally....
Maurice Kamto came second to 92-year-old Paul Biya in the previous election amid allegations of fraud....