Entries by BBC News

‘My first time home 30 years after I fled a genocide’

The BBC's Victoria Uwonkunda speaks to survivors of the Rwanda genocide violence 30 years after she fled.

Influencer Bobrisky pleads guilty to throwing money

She accepted four charges of "spraying" money - a common way to show appreciation in Nigeria.

Africa Live: Ugandan musicians arrested for ‘insulting’ Museveni

Eight members of a band were taken into police custody after they complained about the Ugandan president's speech - and more

Posters shame customers bank says kept cash that wasn’t theirs

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia is trying to regain the full $14m withdrawn during a technical glitch.

Autographs and belly laughs: Africa’s top shots

A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.

Autographs and belly laughs: Africa’s top shots

A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.

‘You see skeletons’ – South Africa’s deadly border

Many migrants risk all to reach South Africa, where their presence has become a hot election issue.

Who is Senegal’s unlikely new president?

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal's fifth president, has been sworn into office at a ceremony in the capital, Dakar.

The ex-prisoner president giving young Africans hope

The victory of President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, shows that elections can bring change.

Parents of Chibok girls heartbroken – again

Some of their rescued daughters have chosen to stay married to their abductors, with government approval.