BBC World Service - Focus on Africa

Surviving an acid attack

Torture in a bottle: we survived an acid attack

A Moroccan influencer has been jailed for violating public decency laws

Uganda's parliament has now approved deploying troops to Gaza for a peacekeeping mission

A humanitarian agency has warned acute malnutrition in parts of Somalia

Incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema takes early lead in last week's elections

Interest in placenta-based wellness products is increasing

South Africa says it spent nearly $18 million to transport and accommodate immigrants

With Ebola deaths in the DRC passing 2,000, we ask what's driving the surge now

Ahead of Zambia's vote on August 13, we look at the role of music to sway voters

BBC has seen evidence suggesting a South African detective was killed by special forces