Cyril Ramaphosa said the suspension was because of the critical role Fannie Masemola plays in fighting crime.

Opposition parties accused security forces but the official report does not say who was responsible.

The Pope gives a frank and passionate speech, the likes of which have characterised his tour of Africa.

Zambia authorities and Edgar Lungu's family are in a dispute over where the former leader's remains should be buried.

At 17, Rasheed Wasiu was detained as security forces cracked down on protests against police brutality.

Allegations of a coup plot first surfaced last year when an Independence Day parade was cancelled.

Madina Okot only started playing basketball six years ago, but the Kenyan's rapid rise has seen her set a WNBA milestone at the age of 21.

The Conflict Insights Group (CIG) says its research also shows the extent of UAE involvement.

Midtjylland midfielder Alamara Djabi is in a stable condition having been seriously injured in a stabbing in Denmark, his club says.

Kenya's John Korir sets a new course record of two hours, one minute and 52 seconds to win a second successive Boston Marathon.

A DNA and legal project has identified the fathers of 20 children born near a military base in Kenya.

One of Sudan's most popular bands, Aswat Almadina, recall being in the studio when the war broke out three years ago.

For centuries the prized sculptures, central to national identity, have been kept outside Zimbabwe's borders.

The sentence raises huge questions marks over the political future of one of South Africa's most controversial politicians.

The BBC speaks to a student who pushed for his toe print to be taken to verify his identity.

World Athletics rejects the applications of 11 elite athletes to switch their nationality to Turkey as the requests were "part of a coordinated recruitment […]

Hailed for his impressive physical attributes, Nigerian Uar Bernard is hoping to be drafted by an NFL side this month.

The conflict, which erupted in 2023, has left behind a human toll which is "simply staggering", reports the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher.

World champion Peres Jepchirchir withdraws from this month's London Marathon because of an unspecified stress fracture.

Former Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz is appointed as Ghana's head coach for the upcoming World Cup.

The team was returning from a match when they were attacked by "masked men wielding guns", officials say.

DR Congo are back at the World Cup for the first time since 1974, with fans in Kinshasa celebrating the team's 1-0 play-off win over Jamaica.

Ramadan and Lent haven't overlapped since 1993 and couples like Olanrewaju and Kaosara in Nigeria are observing them together.

Ethiopia unveils its first unmanned, 'smart' police station where citizens can report crimes on automated touch screens.

At least 78 bodies have been buried, while it's feared that more than 170 people were killed altogether.