Taekwondo: Former Olympic champion Cissé focused on Paris 2024 success
Cheick Sallah Cissé is on a mission, trying to win back an Olympic medal at the next Games in Paris…
UN begins salvage operation to stop catastrophic oil spill off Yemen
The United Nations has started a operation to remove 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying supertanker moored off…
Mozambique cholera: Why outbreaks have sparked unrest
False claims about the spread of a cholera outbreak in northern Mozambique have led to violent protests and deaths, according…
African leaders arrive in Nigeria for Tinubu’s inauguration
Several African presidents and other foreign dignitaries have arrived in Nigeria for the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as the 16th…
Sudan conflict: Hospital attacks potential war crimes, BBC told
By BBC News Arabic Investigations team Both sides in Sudan’s conflict could be carrying out war crimes on medical facilities…
Pieter Malan: South African batter to have scan after injuring knee in Middlesex defeat
South African batter Pieter Malan is to have a scan on his knee after limping out of Middlesex’s defeat at…
Zimbabwe seeks to lower food cost by scrapping duties
Zimbabwe has scrapped duties and the requirement for import licences for basic food items in an effort to reduce the…
Sudan fighting: ‘Scared to lose my life’ – footballers’ experiences of conflict
“You can’t live without water – everything is totally the wrong way.” This is one of the things that stands…
Sudan conflict: Army and RSF agree deal to protect civilians
After nearly a week of talks, Sudan’s warring parties have signed a deal to alleviate the suffering of the civilian…
Sudan rivals unwilling to end fight – UN aid chief
The United Nations aid chief has said it will be difficult to secure an end to the fighting in Sudan,…
Sierra Leone presidential challenger cleared to run
The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) has cleared presidential opposition candidate Samura Kamara to run in the June vote.…
First batch of Nigerians from Sudan arrive home
The first group of 376 Nigerians fleeing the crisis in Sudan arrived in Abuja on Wednesday, after being stranded for…
Morocco approves Amazigh new year as national holiday
Morocco’s King Mohamed IV has approved the Amazigh new year as an official paid national holiday. It follows a long-running…
Sudan crisis: Actress Asia Abdelmajid killed in Khartoum cross-fire
The death of a well-known actress, killed in cross-fire in the north of Khartoum, has shocked residents of Sudan’s capital.…
WFP resumes operations in Sudan despite clashes
The World Food Programme (WFP) has said that it has resumed its operations in Sudan as the fighting in the…
UK government’s evacuation deadline passes
It’s past midday local time in Sudan. That means we’ve now passed a deadline given by the UK government for…
Saudis keen to stress their role in evacuations
We are on a Saudi warship at naval base here in Jeddah on the Red Sea coast. And we’re about…
I’m so happy to come home – Chadian student
A student has told the BBC of her relief at being airlifted from Sudan. “The Chadian embassy helped us and…
FGM in Sierra Leone: I believe my girlfriend died because her genitals were cut
Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Africa and it can sometimes end…
No food or shelter for refugees entering Chad – IRC
People continue to flee the conflict by land, air and sea. But there’s no food, water or accommodation for the…