Boko Haram kills at least 60 in overnight attack
The jihadist group Boko Haram has killed more than 60 people in an overnight attack in Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno State, local officials say. On Friday night militants struck the village…
US reveals plans to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Eswatini
The Trump administration has revealed a plan to deport Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran man who has been at the centre of an immigration row, to the southern African kingdom…
Racism in football: George Weah and Didier Drogba among 16 ex-players on new Fifa panel
Football legends George Weah and Didier Drogba are among the high-profile names appointed to a new Fifa panel of 16 ex-players which aims to bolster efforts to tackle racism in…
Villagers use hands to reach buried victims, group says
Sudan Liberation Movement/Army This image is thought to show around 40 graves Villagers in a remote area of Sudan’s western Darfur region are trying to reach buried victims by hand…
Boxing World Championships: Blessing Oraekwe ‘heartbroken’ after missing gender test deadline
World Boxing has rejected the criticism, saying it “made it clear that testing will be the responsibility of national federations as they have the closest links and most access to…
‘Playing for your country is the best feeling’
BBC “Representing your country is the best thing, there is no better feeling,” says Sakariya Abdi Hassan Sakariya Abdi Hassan was playing for non-league side AFC Sudbury when he got…
RSF accused of crimes against humanity over el-Fasher siege
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have allegedly committed numerous crimes against humanity during their siege of the city of el-Fasher in Darfur, UN investigators say. The report by the…
Aid workers use donkeys to reach Tarasin village in Darfur
Aid workers on donkeys have delivered the first humanitarian supplies to survivors of a landslide that reportedly killed hundreds of people in a remote mountain village in Sudan’s western Darfur…
Africa’s top shots: 29 August-4 September 2025
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters Children in Johannesburg take no prisoners on Monday – 1 September – the day…
England vs South Africa: Harry Brook’s team beaten at Lord’s to lose series
England’s poor form in white-ball cricket continued as they were beaten by South Africa to lose the second one-day international and the series with a game to spare. Though not…












