Cases of monkeypox are being investigated in several countries, including the UK.
Former South Africa international Naka Drotske is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot during a robbery in Pretoria.
UK researchers develop an early warning system to prevent crops in Africa being devastated.
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
Misimi Isimi is an 11-year-old environmentalist on a mission to clean up Lagos.
Kenya's anti-graft unit launches a manhunt after police officers free colleagues accused of bribery.
The 500,000 tonnes of e-waste that Togo imports each year has become a goldmine for its innovators.
An EU agency calls for urgent action to end discrimination against people of African origin.
Oluwaseun Osowobi is helping other women report rape to police after her own traumatic experience.
The oil giants Eni and Shell are accused of knowing a deal for an oilfield would involve others paying bribes.
Tanzanian artist Mina Hussein won't 'offer her body' to music execs to be successful. She's standing up to a culture of sexual harassment.
Thousands of Nigerian patients are being held in extreme circumstances over unpaid medical bills.
The reality star and model is launching a skin-lightening cream in Nigeria.
Olivette Otele is the first black woman to be made a professor of history in the UK and she's on this year's BBC 100 Women list.
An author whose book was rejected by French students because of its Algerian theme meets them in person.
Mountain gorilla: Conservation efforts appear to be paying off for large, charismatic animals.
A botched update to network hardware meant an African ISP wrongly took over Google net addresses.
The individual was on holiday in Morocco, a country deemed high risk by public health officials.
The endangered African wild dog will enthral TV viewers when it features in David Attenborough's new Dynasties series.
A new study raises hopes of saving one of the last animals of its kind - the northern white rhino.
A new study says that big hydro electricity projects in Europe and the US have been disastrous for the environment.