At least 12 die in inferno at petrol station in southern Russia
Fire engulfs an area of 500 sq m (5,380 sq ft) in Makhachkala, in the southern region of Dagestan.
2023-08-15 07:17
Period poverty: In Africa, women are being priced out of buying sanitary ware
BBC research reveals that women in Africa spend up to 13% of their income on menstrual products.
2023-08-11 07:47
Uganda paternity testing causes huge controversy
There are reports of a surge in men wanting to know if they are the biological fathers of their children.
2023-08-05 08:17
First English slave fort in Africa uncovered on Ghana's coast
Archaeologists in Ghana say they have found the 17th Century remains of the long-lost Fort Kormantine.
2023-08-01 08:48
Ghana minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah reported a robbery. Why was she arrested?
A Ghanaian minister allegedly lost $1m cash, handbags and jewels from her house.
2023-07-25 09:17
Empathy was George’s great strength, he radiated it
You always walked away from him liking the human race more - writes friend and colleague Allan Little.
2023-07-24 20:26
Laid-off Twitter Africa team 'ghosted' without severance pay or benefits, former employees say
Former employees of Twitter Africa who were laid off as part of a global cost-cutting measure after Elon Musk's acquisition have not received any severance pay more than seven months since leaving the company, several sources told CNN.
2023-07-17 13:50
Ghanaian children taken from home over false trafficking claims
Ghanaian children wrongly labelled as trafficked are being taken from their homes, BBC Africa Eye finds.
2023-07-10 07:53
Ghana's batmen hunting for pandemic clues
Scientists want to understand exactly how pathogens can jump species and what the next threat may be.
2023-07-09 08:18
Belize declared free from malaria by health chiefs
Belize is the second country in Central America to eradicate malaria in the past five years.
2023-06-21 21:49
Ghana expects to reach agreement with bilateral creditors in coming weeks
ACCRA Ghana expects to reach agreement with bilateral creditors in coming weeks, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said on
2023-06-19 01:16
Belgium's Africa Museum rethinks its relationship with Congo
The 125-year-old institution is teaching a new generation of Belgians a different history.
2023-06-12 08:46