Cyril Ramaphosa rebuts discredited claims of a "white genocide" in South Africa, as US president confronts him in Oval Office.

Right-wing Afrikaners groups celebrated the ambush but others in the Rainbow Nation found it "uncomfortable" to watch.

The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue analyses how the South African president reacted in an extraordinary Oval Office meeting.

The UK had been due to hand over the islands to the Mauritian government.

After being compromised, explicit images and misinformation were shared on the police's account.

The 65-year old Briton is also accused of inappropriately touching children while on a holiday in Namibia.

The judge orders the migrants to be kept in US government custody, holding the plane on the tarmac if necessary.

Videos of mud-covered wrestling fights from a Ugandan town have racked up over 500 million hits on social media.

An investigation into the illicit mining sector reveals a world of child exploitation.

Ozwald Boateng's four decades of experience was on show at the fashion world's biggest event.

US President Donald Trump says a genocide is taking place in South Africa, a claim a judge dismissed as "imaginary".

South African teenager Khosi Dlomo wants to encourage others to take up her little-known equestrian sport of tent pegging.

Experts tell the BBC the air strikes showcase the growth of advanced drone warfare in Africa.

Claims of a white genocide are widely discredited, so how do Afrikaners feel about Trump's claims – and offer of refugee status?

William Ruto has the uncanny ability to attract numerous alternative handles, most are unflattering.

Capt Ibrahim Traoré, 37, is portraying himself as a champion of pan-Africanism.

Lesego Chombo tells the BBC she was appointed by the president before he had even met her.

Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo did not expect to be nominated for the Premier League player of the season award despite an impressive campaign with Brentford.

Former South Africa international Cornal Hendricks dies aged 37 after suffering a heart attack.

Tributes are paid to Cricket Malawi operations manager Arjun Menon, who died aged 48 in Blantyre on Saturday.

South Africa become the final team to qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship after beating Malawi 2-0 on Sunday to progress 2-1 on aggregate.

Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Aliou Cisse says he is a "man of a project" as he bids to take Libya to the tournament in 2027.

The Benin Cycling Federation hopes to discover new talent and raise the profile of the sport on a continent largely dominated by football.

After securing Olympic relay and World Indoor medals, South African sprint star Akani Simbine says he has "never given up on trying to be the best".

Nice and Burundi defender Youssouf Ndayishimiye says he always hoped football would prove to be his route out of "unimaginable poverty".

In an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, Trump pressed Cyril Ramaphosa on widely discredited claims of a white genocide in South Africa.

Tidjane Thiam has been banned from standing in October's elections in Ivory Coast. So what is his next move?

The Basketball Africa League is is leveraging the power of entertainment to help grow the game on the continent and boost Africa's creative economy.

The Archbishop of Abuja in Nigeria speaks to the BBC about how the next pontiff could be selected.

El-Fasher residents Mostafa, Hafiza and Manahel film as their home city comes under fire in Sudan's civil war.

Desperate residents have been fleeing floodwaters by wading or paddling to safety in homemade canoes.

Nigerian vlogger Alma Asinobi on failed Guinness World Record attempt

Teams from across the continent, created to boost the health of older women, face off in a tournament.

Makhosazana Dlomo is South Africa's only black participant in the traditional cavalry sport of tent pegging.