Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 results: South Africa avoid Bangladesh shock in another comeback win
Nadine de Klerk got South Africa over the line again as they recovered from another top-order collapse to beat Bangladesh by three wickets at the Women’s World Cup. Having been…
Cape Verde reach 2026 World Cup: How Praia reacted to ‘biggest thing since independence’
Once players and fans finally began drifting away, the party switched to a different venue, the Estadio da Varzea. It was here where independence was celebrated in 1975 and where…
World Cup 2026 qualifying: Ivory Coast and Senegal claim final two African spots
The Ivorians went through the entire 10-game group campaign without conceding a goal, one of two nations on the continent to do so alongside Tunisia. Ivory Coast and Senegal join…
Madagascar military unit says it has seized power and toppled President Andry Rajoelina
Danai Nesta KupembaBBC News ‘We have seized power,’ says head of military unit An elite military unit says it has seized power in Madagascar from President Andry Rajoelina following weeks…
Kenyan officer killed in bow-and-arrow attack at gate of president’s residence
A Kenyan police officer stationed at one of the gates of the president’s official residence in the capital, Nairobi, has died after being shot with an arrow, officials have said.…
Madagascar soldiers threaten to seize state TV, presidency says amid reports President Andry Rajoelina has fled
Soldiers have threatened to seize the state TV headquarters in Madagascar as President Andry Rajoelina was due to address the nation, his office says, amid unconfirmed reports that he has…
Cameroon awaits election results as Paul Biya seeks eighth term
Vote counting is under way in Cameroon following Sunday’s presidential election in which incumbent Paul Biya is seeking to extend his 43 years in power. Biya, who at 92 is…
Nigerian university lecturers boycott classes
Lecturers at public universities in Nigeria have begun a two-week strike over pay and funding. The industrial action comes just weeks after universities resumed for a new academic year. Announcing…
Forty-two Zimbabweans and Malawians killed after bus veers off road in South Africa
Forty-two Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals have died after a bus taking them home overturned on a South African road, authorities have said. The crash happened on Sunday night as the…
Boy, 11, accidentally shoots farm worker dead in Limpopo province
An 11-year-old boy has allegedly shot and killed a farm worker while attempting to shoot at guinea fowls on a farm in South Africa, police say. According to the police,…