BBC Africa News Headlines

The UN issues a stark warning following fighting between the army and the White army militia.

Videos posted on social media show the smoking ruins of market stalls and charred bodies.

The two countries are on opposite sides in the war in their giant neighbour, DR Congo.

Bitcoin miners will go to remote locations to take advantage of cheap electricity.

Thomas Partey nets twice as Ghana strengthen their bid for a place at the 2026 World Cup, while Ivory Coast return to the top of their qualifying group.

Funding cuts could lead to an added 2,000 new HIV infections each day, Winnie Byanyima warns.

Decorated test pilot James O'Connell was in a "good frame of mind" prior to the crash, the BBC is told.

Bournemouth forward Dango Ouattara says Islam helps him "stay on the right path", as he discusses football, faith and fasting during Ramadan.

Bournemouth forward Dango Ouattara says Islam helps him "stay on the right path", as he discusses football, faith and fasting.

A mother explains why she - and 77% of the country’s women - have used dangerous creams.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores twice as Gabon beat Kenya 2-1 to severely dent the East Africans' hopes of reaching the 2026 World Cup.

Ebrahim Rasool arrives home to a jubilant crowd after being declared unwelcome in the United States.

Some locals find they cannot compete with those holidaying from the diaspora who are nicknamed I Just Got Back.

Sudan hold Senegal to a draw in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and remain top of their group despite civil war continuing in the country.

BBC Verify examimes social media footage of the fight for control of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum

Victor Osimhen nets twice as Nigeria register their first victory in qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Algeria, Egypt and Ghana also win.

Sudan's army has retaken the presidential palace from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but what's next after two years of war?

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

Kirsty Coventry will become the 10th International Olympic Committee president - but why is she both a groundbreaking and controversial choice?

The smell of death lingers over the main cemetery for Sudan's capital as the army advances in the city centre.

Mali beat Comoros to revive their hopes of reaching the 2026 Fifa World Cup while Benin, Cape Verde, Gabon and Mozambique go top of their groups.

Jordan Ayew says it was "written in the stars" for him to follow his father and brother in being appointed captain of Ghana's Black Stars.

Unfancied Eswatini hold Cameroon to a 0-0 draw in African qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Tunisia continue their unbeaten start.

Anti-apartheid activists like Mzolisi Dyasi feel let down after the sacrifices they made for democracy.

Pretoria's envoy to Washington Ebrahim Rasool riled officials after accusing Trump of white supremacism.

Going to school in Ghana was like prison for Londoner Mark Wilberforce, but he feels it kept him from jail.

Nigerian-born author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says her books are becoming more available across Africa.

The BBC took to the streets of Lesotho's capital to get people's reactions on Trump's comments.

Nigeria's Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar speaks to the BBC about the deportation of Nigerians from the US.

In the latest episode of Born to Brawl, Cindy Ngamba shares her incredible story before her first professional fight against Kirstie Bavington.

Explosions during a rally held by a rebel group in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed at least 11 people and injured around 60 others.