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Foday Musa looked broken as he listened to the last voice message he received from his son. It is 76 seconds long and the young man sounds…

With many families left traumatised by killings apparently linked to supposed magic rituals in Sierra Leone, BBC Africa Eye looks into…

In just under a fortnight, leaders from some of the world's major economies will gather in South Africa's economic heartland,…

Passengers were forced to jump from carriages in a train crash that killed 15 people in eastern Ethiopia, a local official has told the…

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement…

Issa Tchiroma Bakary - a prominent minister and long-time ally of President Paul Biya - has quit Cameroon's government, in the hope of…

The bride, Evelyn Sekgalakane, sparkled in white as she walked down the aisle hand-in-hand with Shirley Molala, who was about to become…

Leading human rights organisations have renewed calls for investigations into the killing of protesters by Kenya's security forces during…

Menka Gomis was born in France but has decided his future lies in Senegal, where his parents were born. The 39-year-old is part of an…

South Africans are voting in the most pivotal election since the racist system of apartheid ended in 1994. More than 27 million people are…

As Kenya struggles with rising violent crime, BBC Africa Eye follows one former criminal as he tries to persuade men to turn in their…