Hundreds of people in a rural part of Ethiopia, 165km (100 miles) north-east of the capital, Addis Ababa, have been leaving their homes in panic as a nearby volcano has been showing signs of a ...

At least 71 people have died in southern Ethiopia after a lorry plunged into a river, officials say. The vehicle, which was travelling through Sidama state on Sunday, fell into the river after it ...

In Senegal's capital Dakar the following day, wrestlers compete in the country's specific form of the sport - known as laamb.

South African police have rescued 26 migrants, believed to be from Ethiopia, who had been held captive in a house in Johannesburg. Fifteen were found naked inside the property while the 11 others - ...

"As well as wanting the audience to be entertained - because the play is good fun - I wanted to add another dimension to people's understanding of Africa," Desta tells the BBC. "I wanted to write ...

Somalia says no concessions were made to Ethiopia in the Turkey-brokered deal, but Ethiopia has not commented.

On Monday, 31-year-old Ange Gnacadja rests on cotton harvested in Soclogbo, Benin. The next day in Tunisia's capital city ...

Shiferaw Teklemariam, from the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission, told the Reuters news ... from the African continent. Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa ...