Bertrand Traore is hoping to make his mark at Aston Villa after joining the Premier League outfit from French outfit Lyon.

New evidence obtained by BBC Africa Eye contradicts the official explanation for the cause of an explosion which killed 23 people and destroyed a girls boarding school in Lagos, Nigeria.

Sudan has sent a high level delegation to the United Arab Emirates to negotiate with American officials as the country tries to get removed from the US list of countries that sponsor terrorism.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has agreed rules for the testing of African herbal remedies to fight Covid-19.

With classrooms closed to curb coronavirus, girls are more at risk of FGM, teenage pregnancy and child marriage.

The United Nations Children’s Agency, UNICEF, has condemned a Nigerian court for upholding a 10-year prison sentence with manual labour for a 13-year-old boy convicted of blasphemy.

South Africa has pledged 10.5 billion rand ($650 million) to South African Airways (SAA), one of the administrators of the ailing state-owned airline said on Friday.

The Senegalese national team starts the new season in 20th place in the FIFA world ranking list published this week. Far from Belgium in first place but ahead of all other nations on the African continent.

The African Union (AU) has urged the military junta in Mali to quickly appoint civilian leaders to manage an 18-month transition towards elections following last month's coup.