BBC Africa News Headlines

People remain trapped under the rubble of a seven-storey building in the capital Freetown.

A bus transporting people to an Eid-el-Maulud celebration collided with a lorry in Kaduna state.

The number of female football referees in Africa and worldwide has grown but women like Gbemisola Yusuf remain underrepresented.

The state governor says that jihadist fighters may be among those who have fled.

The three states will have new travel documents under their breakaway alliance "in the coming days".

BBC Africa Eye focuses on the horrors of the lives of sex workers in the West African state.

Survivors recount what happened in Wad al-Nourah in June when at least 100 people died.

Thousands of people attended the emotional event in Bukwo, to celebrate the life of Rebecca Cheptegei.

The death, after being set ablaze, of marathon runner Rebecca Chepetegei shocked the world.

How using colour to track his bipolar disorder allowed artist Joseph Awuah-Darko to express his emotions.

Footballing infrastructure must improve across Africa for a side from the continent to win the World Cup, according to DR Congo boss Sebastien Desabre.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

A city in north-eastern Nigeria is inundated with flood waters, leaving residents homeless and desperate.

Nigeria's Folashade Oluwafemiayo says her complete focus on training helped her set a new para-powerlifting world record at Paris 2024.

Emily Nkhana shares tips with the BBC on how to make banana wine.

As Europe's top leagues prepare to resume, BBC Sport Africa examines some of the big moves made by players from the continent.

Rebecca Cheptegei's community have come together to mourn her after her ex-partner set her alight.

A year after losing close family after dams burst above Derna, Abdul Aziz Aldali is still grieving.

The BBC visits a clinic at the epicentre of the outbreak where the rate of infections is increasing.

Emperor Haile Selassie fled to Bath in 1936, where he became "engrained" in the local community.

The African Initiative spreads misleading claims online and promotes Russian culture on the ground.

Para-sport in Africa faces several challenges over the next cycle after a marginally improved medal haul at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

More than 100 inmates died trying to flee Makala Prison - the latest disaster to hit the overcrowded jail.

South Africa fight back to beat New Zealand and close in on the Rugby Championship title after the fourth of six rounds.

China looks to invest in clean energy but it is not clear if this will shift the relationship with Africa.

Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died on Thursday after being doused in petrol and set alight.

Meet Noemi Alphonse, the wheelchair racer looking to create history for Mauritius at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Friends, family and the athletics community pay tribute to Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei.

Nigerian Mariam Eniola Bolaji is the first African to win a medal in badminton at the Paralympics.