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The secrets of lightning

Beautiful and dangerous, lightning bolts are one of nature's most captivating an...

The science of sweat

Humans are rare among animals in that we possess sweat glands all over our bodie...

The science and art of lightning

Beautiful and dangerous, lightning bolts are one of nature's most captivating an...

Why you sweat, and why that's a good thing

During this summer of record-breaking heat, no other bodily function is so essen...

Andrew Harding: A fond farewell to an uneasy South Africa

The BBC's Andrew Harding reflects on his years in a country of increasingly star...

Emmerson Mnangagwa: 'The Crocodile' wins second term as...

Emmerson Mnangagwa is only Zimbabwe's second president, after he outmanoeuvred l...

Zanzibar boxing: Sixty-year ban to end with first bout

Outlawed in the 1960s for being "inhumane" the current president wants to bring ...

Kenya power cuts: Airports boss sacked as tourists left...

Many homes are without electricity since Friday and Nairobi's main airport was p...

Gabon election: President Ali Bongo aims for third term

The incumbent President Ali Bongo hopes to extend his family's five-decade grip ...

Madagascar crush: 12 dead at island games' opening cere...

The stadium in Madagascar was packed with spectators for the opening of the Indi...

Most wanted terrorist killed, says Mozambique

The country's military says it has killed Bonomade Machude Omar, also known as I...

Wagner in Africa: Precarious future after Prigozhin's r...

Its leader followed a long line of mercenaries in Africa, but his group faces an...

Niger junta gives French envoy 48 hours to leave

France says the coup leaders have no authority to order such an expulsion, as ti...

Inside Mali: What now for the country that bet its secu...

Fears over Mali's future are growing - it relies on Wagner for security but the ...

Basketball World Cup 2023: Why South Sudan and Cape Ver...

Debutants South Sudan and Cape Verde can shine at the Basketball World Cup 2023 ...

Africa and Wagner: What happens now Prigozhin is presum...

The death of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin will test the resilience of operation...

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