BBC Africa News Headlines

The last functioning hospital in Sudan's Darfur region has come under constant bombardment.

People had rushed to collect fuel from the tanker after it overturned in a crash.

Mzwandile Mkwayi volunteered to go down into the shaft to help save the lives of scores of South African miners.

Horrific videos seeming to show Sudanese soldiers attacking South Sudan nationals spark retaliation attacks.

Distance running great Eliud Kipchoge will return to the London Marathon in April.

Seven years after Samantha Pendo's death her parents are still waiting for the trial of officers to begin.

The country's envoy to neighbouring Guinea is recalled to explain the incident but has not been arrested.

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

Osibisa was one of the first African bands to gain international recognition, in the 1970s.

The decision to delay the 2024 African Nations Championship until August is welcomed by officials in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Former world number two Ons Jabeur in tears on court as she struggles with breathing difficulties during her third-round Australian Open victory.

Somaliland hopes Donald Trump will make history by recognising it as a nation, but Somalis fear the move.

Daniel Chapo's legitimacy has been questioned following protests against his victory.

Kenya has become just the fifth African nation to gain membership of the International Ice Hockey Federation, despite having only one ice rink in the country.

East Africa's only rink is the one place in Nairobi where temperatures fall below 9C.

Central African Republic appoint former Liverpool, West Ham and Cameroon defender Rigobert Song as their new head coach.

Eleven survivors describe what happened and raise safety questions about the dive boat Sea Story.

Cameroonian Alice Nkom thinks accusations she is funding terrorism are a ploy to stop her advocacy.

The Kenyan villagers surprised by falling satellite debris heralding a new year full of surprises.

Dr Angela Tabiri wants more African girls and women from less privileged backgrounds to study maths.

Eric Chelle will be the first non-Nigerian African to take charge of the Super Eagles, but what will the Malian bring to the role?

Former Premier League and Nigeria striker Peter Odemwingie is now a golf professional with ambitions to boost the sport in his homeland.

Former Premier League striker Emmanuel Adebayor says the gun attack on the Togo team 15 years ago has made "a huge difference" in his life.

Cerebral palsy is believed to be one of the most common neurological disorders in Nigeria.

John Mahama was elected on his pledges to solve the economic crisis but won't find it easy, analysts say.

Capoeira, a sport mixing martial art and dance, is one of Brazil’s biggest cultural exports. Now a new generation of African children are rediscovering its appeal and African roots.

Blouin ran in the same circles as liberation icons like Patrice Lumumba, Kwame Nkrumah and Sékou Touré.

The authorities want vehicles to switch to gas but the transition has been hampered by a lack of filling stations.

Ghana's Kantamanto market has been devastated by fire with traders urging the government to help.

Experts are trying to figure out how a 500kg metal ring ended up crashing into Kenya.

Fulham and Nigeria star Alex Iwobi has been playing Santa Claus with his own Christmas shop in east London, giving out free food, including turkeys, to local residents.

BBC Africa Correspondent Mayeni Jones reports from cyclone-hit Mayotte, as French President Emmanuel Macron visits to assess the damage.

Nigerian Pastor Tobi Adeboyega addresses his UK deportation case and allegations against his church