Many feared dead after huge explosion in Ghana

Videos show many destroyed buildings and scattered debris near Bogoso

• 24 mins

Ghana explosion: at least 13 dead after huge blast near mining town

Rescue and recovery operations continue

• 22 mins

Burkina Faso suspended from Ecowas - sources

The people are slowly coming to terms with military government in Burkina Faso

• 17 mins

Mali coup 'contagious' in region says chair of Ecowas

An Ecowas meeting was called in response to last month's coup in Burkina Faso

• 24 mins

Covid: South Africa makes its own version of Moderna vaccine

Africa currently has the lowest uptake of Covid vaccines in the world

• 24 mins

Uganda investigating novelist's torture allegations

Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija won a prestigious prize last year

• 29 mins

Zimbabwe: teachers suspended for pay strike take legal action

The education minister said the teachers would be suspended without pay for three months

• 20 mins

Former Sudanese ruling council member arrested

Mohamed al-Faki Suleiman was picked up near his home, his relatives said

• 24 mins

Trial of Kenyan lawyer begins at the ICC

Paul Gicheru denies corruptly influencing witnesses in William Ruto's case

• 20 mins

African nationals still trapped in Ukraine

The UN says two-thirds of a million refugees have fled Ukraine

• 25 mins

Ukraine: Why did Eritrea vote against UN resolution?

Eritrea was one of only five countries to vote against a UN resolution condemning Russia

• 24 mins

Kenya's 'boda-bodas' taxis are ordered to re-register

Kenya's president orders crackdown on motorbike taxis after a woman was attacked

• 38 mins

South Africa asked to mediate in Ukraine war - Ramaphosa

Mr Ramaphosa did not say who had made the approach

• 22 mins

Is Ethiopia to blame for deaths of MSF staff in Tigray?

Were Ethiopian government forces responsible for the deaths of MSF workers in Tigray?

• 26 mins

Malawi ramps up polio vaccination after outbreak

Polio usually affects children under five

• 27 mins

'Historic' day as DR Congo joins East Africa trade bloc

A virtual summit was held to welcome DR Congo as the EAC's seventh member

• 28 mins

Angola suspends salaries of striking doctors

Angola suspends salaries of striking doctors

• 20 mins

Concerns over police-enforced brutality and disappearances in Kenya

Concerns about the rise in police brutality and disappearances in Kenya

• 29 mins

Report alleges Zuma put self-interest over country

A report into 'state capture' in South Africa makes serious allegations against Zuma

• 29 mins

A major attack on ATMIS forces in Somalia

Al Shabab claim responsibility for an attack on ATMIS forces in Somalia

• 22 mins

Africa in the grip of a fuel crisis

What can African governments do to weather the storm of the fuel crisis?

• 26 mins

Hopes are fading fast for trapped miners in Burkina Faso

Frustration and despair as hope of finding miners alive ebb away

• 23 mins

Rwandan former combatants resettle in the country

Rwandan ex-combatants and their families are allowed to resettle in the country

• 35 mins

Clashes between police and Tanzania's Maasai

Clashes between police and the Maasai community in Tanzania

• 21 mins

South Africa considers importing Russian crude

South Africa's energy minister says Russian oil is not on the sanctions list

• 32 mins

Belgium returns the tooth of Patrice Lumumba

A tooth belonging to Patrice Lumumba has been returned over 60 years after his murder

• 44 mins

Russia: At least forty-two African mercenaries killed in Ukraine

Russia's defence ministry says African mercenaries have been killed in Ukraine

• 35 mins

Anticipated report on corruption in South Africa is out

The Zondo Report  criticises the ANC for creating an environment that enabled corruption

• 40 mins

Two days of high-level talks begin at CHOGM

Commonwealth heads of state and government begin two days of talks in the Kigali

• 23 mins

Mysterious deaths at a bar in South Africa

Authorities investigate deaths of 22 young people in a bar in East London, South Africa

• 32 mins