Africa Live this week: 5-11 September 2022

Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973published at 17:00 GMT 26 October

The troops are expected to protect energy facilities in northern Niger, near the Libyan border.

More than 60 Christians killed in Ethiopia 'massacre', church official sayspublished at 16:31 GMT 26 October

One resident, whose 75-year-old father was killed, described it as an ambush, saying they were surrounded.

Nurse killed in attack while responding to Ebola alert in DR Congopublished at 14:27 GMT 26 October

Local youths reportedly accused the health workers of contaminating water sources and spreading Ebola.

All you need to know about the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympicspublished at 10:49 GMT 26 October

Senegal hosts Africa's first Olympic event as the Dakar 2026 Youth Games bring together 2,700 athletes from around the world.

Death toll in Nigeria village raided by gunmen rises to 48, police saypublished at 19:14 GMT 25 October

Unidentified gunmen on motorcycles swooped on a remote village on Friday, looting shops and setting houses ablaze.

Gabon says access to social media restored after eight-month banpublished at 14:39 GMT 25 October

The authorities had justified the ban by saying online content was fuelling conflict, while the opposition had condemned it as an abuse of power.

'I cannot teach you integrity': How employee theft is hurting small businesses in Africapublished at 08:36 GMT 25 October

That Girl Boina's post about why she had closed her beauty parlour struck a nerve with other small business owners.

Two rescued after Nairobi building collapse with five still missingpublished at 18:25 BST 24 October

Police have launched a manhunt for the building's owner and contractor after the multi-storey building collapsed while still under construction.

The rise of new black spaces in musicpublished at 17:03 BST 24 October

Young black creatives are continuing a tradition of carving out spaces to dance, connect and belong.

Woman, 65, becomes second patient to die of Ebola in Kenyapublished at 10:46 BST 24 October

She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighterspublished at 20:58 BST 23 October

A BBC investigation has found evidence that Sudanese paramilitary fighters systematically destroyed el-Fasher's healthcare system during their long siege and subsequent takeover of the city in Darfur a year ago.

World champion Jepchirchir fails drugs testpublished at 13:01 BST 23 October

Reigning world women's marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after a sample tests positive for EPO.

Doctors tell the BBC about the targeting of Sudanese hospitals by paramilitary fighterspublished at 12:30 BST 23 October

A BBC investigation has found evidence that Sudanese paramilitary fighters systematically destroyed el-Fasher's healthcare system.

Malawi opposition demands answers over president's prolonged stay abroadpublished at 11:36 BST 23 October

This is President Peter Mutharika's fifth visit to South Africa this year.

Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighters, BBC findspublished at 11:23 BST 23 October

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.

Woman with Ebola in Nigeria confirmed as wife of Swiss diplomatpublished at 11:14 BST 23 October

Her husband is currently in isolation but has not developed any symptoms, Swiss officials say.

Approach African GP with humility, says Hamiltonpublished at 23:47 BST 22 October

Lewis Hamilton addresses concerns on human rights grounds about holding an African Grand Prix in Rwanda by saying people should "approach it with humility".

Lockerbie bombing accused loses bid to have case thrown outpublished at 19:30 BST 22 October

Abu Agila Mas'ud al-Marimi had claimed he was victim of an illegal rendition when he was transferred into US custody.

Crowd of 50 beats foreigner to death in South Africapublished at 17:15 BST 22 October

The attack on the unidentified victim follows a wave of anti-migrants protests in South Africa this year.

Two European women held captive for more than a year in Niger freed in Libya published at 14:22 BST 22 October

The Swiss government told the BBC that the freed national was on her way back to Switzerland.

Live Reporting