BBC World Service - Focus on Africa

Niger coup: Wagner taking advantage of instability - Antony Blinken

There are concerns the Russian mercenary group may be gaining influence in the country

BBC Africa Eye reveals mistreatment of elderly people at a care home in Kenya

BBC Africa Eye reveals mistreatment of elderly people at a care home in Kenya

The ban follows recent protests and the dissolution of Senegal’s main opposition party

Cryptocurrency firm Worldcoin has been banned from registering new users

Burkina Faso and Mali warn ECOWAS not to use force to restore President Bazoum

Morocco and Madagascar have also made gains against the deadly habit

ECOWAS has threatened to use force if President Bazoum is not restored

Unpaid wages and poor conditions are among Nigerian doctors’ complaints as they strike

Niger's president still detained by troops and the country's borders are closed