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…
Father felt helpless as he saw children taken from Catholic school in Papiri, Niger state
A father has told the BBC he felt powerless as he witnessed gunmen on motorbikes abduct dozens of children, including his son, after storming a Catholic boarding school in northern…
Cameroon’s opposition leader Tchiroma Bakary in The Gambia after fleeing for his safety
Paul NjieBBC Africa, Yaoundé AFP via Getty Images Tchiroma Bakary has vowed to resist President Paul Biya’s government Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who is contesting the outcome of…
Daughter of South Africa’s ex-president accused of Russia recruitment plot
One of the daughters of Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s former president, has filed a criminal complaint against her sister, accusing her of recruiting men from South Africa and Botswana to…
World Rugby Awards 2025: Malcolm Marx named men’s player of year
South Africa’s Malcolm Marx has been named men’s 15s player of the year at the World Rugby Awards, becoming the first hooker to win the award since 2001. The 31-year-old…
Hunting down those who kill for human body parts
Tyson ContehBBC Africa Eye, Sierra Leone BBC Papayo’s mother Sally Kalokoh has not come to terms with her son’s death and wants his killers found With many families left traumatised…
Sri Lanka & Zimbabwe in Pakistan 2025 – fixtures, results & scorecards
Zimbabwe replaced Afghanistan, who pulled out after blaming Pakistan for an air strike which killed three players in a local tournament in October. All matches will be played in Rawalpindi…














