Guinea-Bissau’s president arrested by armed men
Corbis via Getty Images Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has been arrested by armed men, government sources told the BBC after gunfire was heard near the presidential palace. Witnesses in…
Twenty-four Nigerian schoolgirls released over a week after abduction
A group of 24 Nigerian girls who were abducted from their boarding school over a week ago have been released, the country’s president said. Armed assailants stormed the Government Girls…
Russia’s Wagner group accused of killing civilians in cold-blood in Mali
Thomas NaadiBBC Africa, M’berra BBC Warning: This story contains descriptions of torture and physical violence. Some readers may find it distressing. A shopkeeper has told the BBC how Russian mercenaries…
Idrissa Gueye: Everton midfielder sent off striking team-mate Michael Keane
After the game, Gueye – who is in his second spell with the Toffees – apologised on social media. “I want to apologise first to my team-mate Michael Keane,” he…
India v South Africa 2025: Tourists closing in on Test series whitewash
South Africa are on the brink of a first Test series win in India for 25 years after reducing the hosts to 27-2 in pursuit of 549 on day four…
Donald Trump’s envoy denies bias as the US pushes for peace plan
President Donald Trump’s senior Africa envoy, Massad Boulos, has rejected criticism that the US’s latest proposal to end the Sudan civil war is “biased”. The US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and…
Nollywood actor Odira Nwobu dies in South Africa aged 43
Nigerian actor, content creator and influencer Odira Nwobu has died in South Africa aged 43, his lawyer and the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria have told the BBC. News of his…
Catholic bishop hits out at Nigeria’s failure to rescue abducted schoolchildren
Nigeria’s government is making “no meaningful effort” to rescue more than 250 children abducted from a Catholic boarding school in the central state of Niger last Friday, the main Catholic…
Tanzania cancels independence day celebrations after election unrest
Tanzania has cancelled celebrations next month to mark the country’s independence with the funds to be spent instead on rebuilding infrastructure damaged in recent election unrest, Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba…
Ethiopian volcano eruption sends ash to Delhi, hitting flight operations
A plume of volcanic ash from Ethiopia has swept across the Red Sea through Oman and Yemen and reached the Indian capital Delhi. The eruption of the Hayli Gubbi volcano…














