BBC Africa

Details of the release of the schoolchildren are still unclear and 165 people remain unaccounted for.

Nigeria sent fighter jets to help oust the mutineers from the national broadcaster and a military camp.

The UN says 63 children were among those killed in the attack, which took place last week.

BBC Sport Africa provides all the information on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations ahead of the 35th edition of the continent's biggest sporting event.

BBC Sport Africa provides all the information on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations ahead of the 35th edition of the continent's biggest sporting event.

BBC Sport Africa provides all the information on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations ahead of the 35th edition of the continent's biggest sporting event.

BBC Sport Africa provides all the information on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations ahead of the 35th edition of the continent's biggest sporting event.

Residents of the main city express shock after soldiers tried to overthrow the president.

Mohamed Salah is destroying his legacy and should not be involved in Liverpool's next two games before he goes off to the Africa Cup of Nations, says Wayne Rooney.

Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed.

Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed.

Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed.

A presidential adviser has told the BBC that President Patrice Talon is in a safe location.

Mohamed Salah says he has been "thrown under the bus" at Liverpool and his relationship with head coach Arne Slot has broken down.

Gunmen stormed a hostel near Pretoria and opened fire, killing 11 people including a three-year-old.

Drone strikes on a town in South Kordofan on Thursday are said to have killed at least 50 people.

Kenyan families whose sons have been duped into fighting for Russia demand they be brought home.

Kenyan families whose sons have been duped into fighting for Russia demand they be brought home.

Kenyan families whose sons have been duped into fighting for Russia demand they be brought home.

Esther says she faced sexual violence on her journey to Europe after fleeing abuse in Nigeria.