Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has responded to allegations by Omanhene of Juaben Traditional Area, Daasebre Prof. Emeritus Oti Boateng, that the composition of the re-structured Eastern Regional House of Chiefs has breached protocol and is biased.

At least 10 people were killed in an al-Shabaab attack on an army base in south-west Somalia, officials said on Monday.

A 30-year-old man has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command after a CCTV camera exposed him for raping an 11-year-old girl in the state.

Sugar export earnings have suffered a 54 percent decline as neighbouring countries lock the commodity out of their markets.

Prosecutors in Angola have ordered the closure of places of worship belonging to one of Brazil’s biggest churches, accusing it of corruption.

Suspected Islamist militants have attacked a hotel on the beachfront in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

South Africa's president has said coronavirus infections appear to have peaked in the country, as he announced a sweeping relaxation of lockdown measures.

As Africa passes more than a million confirmed Covid-19 cases, innovators on the continent have responded to the challenges of the pandemic with a wide range of creative inventions. Here are 10 we've picked out.

BBC Focus on Africa radio launched in 1960 and by 15th August of the same year it had become a permanent slot on the BBC World Service airwaves.