Tshegofatso Pule killing: South African police arrest man

Police arrest a 31-year-old man after the pregnant woman's stabbed body is found hanging from a tree.

Coronavirus: How vulnerable are health workers in Nigeria?

Doctors in public hospitals have gone on strike, saying they lack the necessary protective equipment to tackle the pandemic.

Coronavirus: How vulnerable are health workers in Nigeria?

Doctors in public hospitals have gone on strike, saying they lack the necessary protective equipment to tackle the pandemic.

Why women are being dragged to court ‘for lying’

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is accused of reneging on promises he made after ousting Robert Mugabe.

DR Congo judge died by being ‘stabbed in the head’

He was overseeing a case involving Vital Kamerhe, chief of staff to the DR Congo's president.

US missionary Gregory Dow pleads guilty to sex crimes in Kenya orphanage

Missionary Gregory Dow, 61, admits to abusing four girls in an orphanage that he helped set up.

Diamond Platnumz and Africa’s most popular YouTube stars

The Tanzanian is the first sub-Saharan artist to reach a billion YouTube views - how do Africa's other stars compare?

Mali ambush: Gunmen kill 24 in attack on convoy

Gunmen attack a convoy near the border with Mauritania, leaving 24 dead and others unaccounted for.

Mali ambush: Gunmen kill 24 in attack on convoy

Gunmen attack a convoy near the border with Mauritania, leaving 24 dead and others unaccounted for.

Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari orders probe into Aso Rock shooting

The shooting reportedly followed an argument about whether a presidential aide should self-isolate.