A girl orphaned at two during the 1994 Rwandan genocide finds relatives thanks to social media.

A primary school pupil and students are among 25 people killed when the tanker's brakes failed.

Africa has had fewer cases than Europe, Asia or the Americas, with numbers continuing to decline.

Ramla Ali, a boxer who became British champion without her family's knowledge after fleeing civil war in Somalia, signs a professional deal.

The BBC and human rights researchers examined a video of a killing in northern Mozambique.

An explosion in Lagos, Nigeria killed 23 people and destroys a girls’ boarding school. But what caused it?

Zimbaqua mine is the first mine in Africa where the workforce is made up entirely of women.

Lily is bringing sex education to remote areas in Kenya in her fight to end teen pregnancies.

As the "worst phase of the epidemic" is overcome, experts delve into the data to learn more about Covid-19.

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

Many black people feel that they have to code-switch when entering white majority spaces.

Some of those who lost their jobs amid the pandemic are being paid to clean up their neighbourhoods.