Why ex-bank boss Tidjane Thiam has been barred from seeking the Ivorian presidency - and the potential fallout.

The order comes after lawyers expressed alarm that the US was planning to deport migrants to the North African country "immediately".

The UK Home Office was unable to process Julius Malema's application in time for his trip, the High Commission says.

The four suspects – two Belgians, a Vietnamese and a Kenyan – were arrested last month with 5,000 ants.

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".

The army has repeatedly accused the Gulf nation of backing the RSF, something which the UAE denies.

A new people-smuggling route opens up crossing a lake into Kenya, but it is proving deadly for some Eritreans.

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

The Catholic Church in Kenya says he is unwell in response to reports that he had not been invited.

Ethiopian Tilahun Nigussie wins the Belfast Marathon in a new event record of two hours, 13 minutes and 37 seconds after dominating the race.

"He is a God [who approves] of polygamy," rang out as a congregation celebrated 55 marriages over Easter.

Tidjane Thiam is challenging a court decision removing him from the electoral roll ahead of October's poll.

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

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

BBC Verify tracks a man accused of selling places on a migrant boat which left dozens dead after getting lost at sea.

One man's struggle to save Uganda's once-profitable trees that produce shea butter.

Visit Rwanda signs a sponsorship deal with Atletico Madrid as Arsenal fans continue to call for their club to end its agreement with the tourism board.

Historians say there were three popes of North African descent, the last one more than 1,500 years ago.

A court case which found Nigeria's leading football bodies to be negligent for the death of a player is hailed as a "landmark" by global players' union Fifpro.

The BBC exposes the members of the security forces who fired on protesters at Kenya’s parliament last year.

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa surges to victory in a world record for a women's only field in the London Marathon with Kenya's Sabastian Sawe winning the men's race.

A medic sparks a national conversation about the financial abuse some female breadwinners face.

Agnes Ngetich sets a new 10km world record as she becomes the first woman to run the distance in under 30 minutes in a women-only race.

Sudan's national museum is among the institutions that have been looted and vandalised during the war.

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.

Three-time Olympic and world 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon is to attempt to become the first woman to run a sub-four minute mile.

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