Hundreds of Nigerian homes seized in huge anti-graft case

The anti-graft agency says they belonged to an ex-top government official but has not revealed who.

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Cambridge finds 350,000 African artefacts in storage

The vast majority are in stores and they range from Maasai armlets and dodo skeletons to fossils.

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Has Morocco's Igamane announced himself as Rangers' main man?

With his two-goal performance against Nice, has Hamza Igamane pushed himself to the front of the queue to start up front for Rangers?

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Dozens killed in crush at Guinea football match - reports

Guinea's PM Oury Bah says the government is working to restore calm after the crowd stampede.

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Tanzania opposition youth leader abducted from bus station

Abdul Nondo's reported kidnapping follows the abduction and killing of another opposition figure in September.

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More than 50 dead and dozens missing after Nigeria boat sinks

This is the latest incident on the country's inland waterways where regulations are rarely enforced.

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Namibia opposition refuses to recognise poll result

Presidential candidate Panduleni Itula alleges electoral malpractice after voting was extended.

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'They threw her body into the ocean' - woman dies on boat headed for French island

Woman's body thrown overboard after boat abandoned by people smugglers in the Indian Ocean.

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Power cut hits Zimbabwe's parliament after budget speech

Zimbabwe's parliament was plunged into darkness after the finance minister's budget speech.

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‘My son is a drug addict, please help’ - the actor breaking a Zambian taboo

Owas Mwape posted on Facebook about his son's drug addiction - and then met up with him for a BBC interview.

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Powder, puppets and ponies: Africa's top shots

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

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Liberia's notorious rebel-turned-senator Johnson dies

Prince Johnson oversaw the torture and killing of the then-president but was later elected to the senate.

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Houses swept away in Uganda landslide after heavy rainfall

At least 13 bodies have been found but officials fear the true number of dead is much higher.

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England punish sloppy Proteas to seal T20 series

England equal their third-highest score in women's T20 internationals to cruise to victory against South Africa and seal the three-match series with a game to spare.

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UK plays down criticism of Chagos Islands deal

The UK foreign secretary dismisses criticism of the agreement as "politicking" before elections.

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Nowhere else on Earth are so many children fleeing war

The BBC's Lyse Doucet writes about the horrific effects of the 19-month civil war in Sudan.

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Diver describes 'complex operation' to find Egypt boat survivors

An Egyptian diver tells the BBC those he rescued were trapped in their cabins 12m below the surface.

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Tanzanian incoming WHO Africa director dies at 55

Faustine Ndugulile was elected WHO African director months ago and was due to take over from February.

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Namibians vote as ruling party seeks to extend 34-year rule

Swapo's Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is seeking to become the country's first female president.

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New Mauritius PM has reservations about UK's Chagos deal

Navinchandra Ramgoolam, in power for a fortnight, spoke after meeting British envoy Jonathan Powell.

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