Rwandan President Paul Kagame and President Cyril Ramaphosa have agreed they prefer a political solution to – rather than military action around – Rwanda’s disagreement with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The beautiful South African city is a magnet for laptop-wielding remote workers, but not everyone is happy.

More than 90 people died when an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, local authorities said on Sunday.

Russ Cook, nicknamed “Hardest Geezer”, has finished his challenge of running the length of Africa.

President Paul Kagame addressed world leaders at a ceremony marking 30 years since the brutal killings.

Scientist Marie Makuate wants more African countries to have their own satellites orbiting Earth.

From 7 April 1994 until a hundred days later, on 15 July, at least 800 000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in Rwanda. But even as that slaughter continued, much of the world’s attention was on South Africa’s historic transition from apartheid.

BBC presenter Victoria Uwonkunda, who fled Rwanda aged 12, returns to face the past for the first time.

Psychoactive drug kush has prompted a wave of deaths, mental health issues and the digging up of graves.

The BBC’s Victoria Uwonkunda speaks to survivors of the Rwanda genocide violence 30 years after she fled.

She accepted four charges of “spraying” money – a common way to show appreciation in Nigeria.

Eight members of a band were taken into police custody after they complained about the Ugandan president’s speech – and more

Zimbabwe’s central bank launched a new “structured currency” backed by gold on Friday, as it seeks to tackle sky-high inflation and stabilise the country’s long-floundering economy.

The ZiG is the country’s latest attempt to stabilise the economy following years of crisis.

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia is trying to regain the full $14m withdrawn during a technical glitch.

Rwanda plans to put more boots on the ground in Mozambique’s oil-rich Cabo Delgado when the SADC Standby Force in Mozambique withdraws in about two months, a senior Rwanda Defence Force commander has disclosed.

Oscar Gakuo Mwangi, who studies radicalisation and counter-terrorism in Kenya, looks at the country’s preparedness to take on Haiti’s urban gangs

The digital boom experienced over the last decade has had a massive impact on African democracy. With the rise of social media platforms and the proliferation of mobile devices, citizens and leaders have a whole new electoral interface. Using a South African case study, postdoc fellow Maxwell Maseko argues for adopting digital technologies to bolster election management in Africa and overcome...

Digital journalism centre, The Digital Afrikan and The Mail & Guardian have partnered with Wits School of Governance Tayarisha Centre for Digital Excellence and The Institute for Election Management South Africa (IEMSA) to run a series of op-eds and podcasts on whether digitalisation benefits democracy in Africa.

Inaki and Nico Williams’ parents travelled to Bilbao from Ghana hoping the city would change their sons’ lives. Their sons, in turn, have changed the city.

Somalia on Thursday ordered the expulsion of Ethiopia’s ambassador and announced the recall of its own envoy to Addis Ababa, accusing its neighbour of “bluntly interfering” in its internal affairs.