BBC
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 06:04
Five young girls were behind a series of deadly explosions in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Thursday evening, security sources say.
Friday, September 25, 2015 - 06:11
Now, six months after Saudi-led air strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels began on 26 March, the war in Yemen has taken a terrible toll on the Arab world's poorest nation, with both sides accused of committing war crimes and most of the casualties being caused by the aerial bombing.
Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 06:12
A suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Yemen's capital Sanaa has left at least 25 people dead and wounded at least 36.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 07:32
Yemen's president has returned to the southern city of Aden after six months in exile, his office says.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 06:13
Burkina Faso's interim President Michel Kafando has said he is back in charge and civilian rule restored after last week's military takeover.
Monday, September 21, 2015 - 07:02
The leaders of the coup in Burkina Faso were from the presidential guard. So what makes officers who are meant to protect democratically elected presidents be the ones who seize power unconstitutionally?
Monday, August 31, 2015 - 06:30
South Sudan's rebel leader has accused the government of violating a ceasefire hours after it came into effect.
Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 06:13
More than 1,000 Colombians who were living in Venezuela have crossed into Colombia as a border spat between the two neighbours intensifies.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 06:51
Nigeria's sacked national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has been charged in court with illegally possessing weapons, an official statement has said.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 07:19
Monday is the deadline for the two sides in South Sudan's civil war to sign a peace deal after a conflict which has caused thousands of deaths.