Players of both winners Ivory Coast and runners-up Nigeria get handsome rewards from their presidents.
Murja Ibrahim Kunya is accused of using vulgar and uncouth language in her videos - and more stories.
Geraldine George's predecessor resigned following a protest by the wives of soldiers.
The athlete "will be honoured in death as he was in life", sport cabinet secretary Ababu Namwamba says.
The troops will fight rebel groups in eastern DR Congo, alongside Malawian and Tanzanian forces.
At least 45 civilians were killed in door-to-door raids by Ethiopian troops last month, a rights body says.
BBC Sport Africa takes a look at the winners and losers from Afcon 2023, including VAR technology and Mohamed Salah's misery.
Bolaji Agbede will temporarily replace CEO Herbert Wigwe, who died in a plane crash in the US last Friday.
Kenyan athlete Kelvin Kiptum was on the cusp of greatness when his life was cut short in an accident.
Ivory Coast began the tournament as the underdogs of Afcon but rose to become champions.
Some fans blame midfielder Alex Iwobi for Nigeria's loss to Ivory Coast in Sunday's Afcon final.
New rules require nurses to pay verification fees and practise in Nigeria for a minimum of two years - and more stories.
Imams and protesters unite in anger at a poll delay rocking Senegal's democratic credentials.
The rebel M23 group is blocking the main roads into Goma as it continues to wreak havoc in the east.
One of Uganda's best sculptors, Peter Oloya, has used art to overcome his childhood abduction.
Coups and broken promises test the cohesion of West Africa's regional bloc to breaking point.
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
The Kenyan athlete spoke to the BBC in 2023 about beating Eliud Kipchoge's marathon world record.
After promising to not to extend his term of office in 2012 has Senegal's leader Macky Sall gone back on his word?
The west African nation has never had a coup but many are worried that recent unrest could escalate.
BBC Africa's Dorcas Wangira recounts her experience of the fiery blast in Kenya's capital.
A huge gas blast in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has killed at least three people and injured nearly 300.
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Protesters demand that foreign powers use their influence over Rwanda to curb conflict in the east.