Frank Butler

The UN launches an investigation into allegations its soldiers raped a 12-year-old girl and killed two civilians in the Central African Republic.

As Libya peace talks begin in Geneva, the United Nations special envoy calls on the country's rival governments to reconcile this month.

Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimabwean opposition party MDC, spoke to the BBC about giving the people hope for the future.

 Amid the bustling streets of Washington, D.C., in the midst of Monday morning traffic, a growing body of protesters could be heard for blocks.“Change the game, time is coming! Change the game, we’re getting ready!” they sang.The Reverend Jamal Bryant,...

 Have you heard about what happened to Zachary Hammond? If you believe his attorney, the nation has been asleep about the fact that the 19-year-old was shot and killed by the police while on a date. If you believe his...

A state-run hospital in Nigeria live-tweets an operation to repair a hole in the heart of an eight-year-old girl, in a first for the West African state.

An explosion at a market in Nigeria has killed at least 47 people in the north-east state of Borno, officials tell news agencies.

An archaeologist says he may have found evidence that Nefertiti, the former Queen of Egypt, is secretly buried inside Tutankhamun's tomb.

As part of the BBC Africa fashion series, Uwa Nnachi and Genevieve Sagno took a trip back to the first place they remember going to as children with their parents to buy African cloth.

Angola is planning to destroy 11 million chicken eggs imported illegally into the country, the agriculture minister says.