Africa

Mohanad el-Balal is one of many Sudanese civilians doing everything they can to ward off a devastating famine – and there is one man whose photograph he will never forget. Sadiq, a middle-aged father, grips the arms of his wheelchair tightly to keep himself upright, his painfully thin legs poking …

The ANC had always polled above 50% since the country’s first democratic elections in 1994, which saw Nelson Mandela become president. However, support for the party has been dropping significantly because of anger over high levels of corruption, unemployment and crime. An alliance between the centre-right DA and the ANC …

The ruling junta in the capital, Niamey, has been legally empowered to prosecute him on charges of treason, undermining national security and financing terrorism. Mr Bazoum’s lawyers have called the process a “travesty” and withdrew from a hearing last week. They say they have not been able to meet their …

James Barnor, considered Ghana’s first photojournalist, is being honoured in his home country as he marks his 95th birthday. Since the 1950s, he’s been showcasing the likes of Muhammad Ali and Ghana’s first president Kwame Nkrumah to locals on the streets of Accra. Reporter: Thomas Naadi. Filmed by Sulley Lansah. …

The DA charges the affirmative action measures are inefficient, do not reward meritocracy and enrich ANC cronies. Derek Hanekom, who was an ANC member of South Africa’s original national unity government, believes the differences are sometimes overemphasised. “If they say that they really don’t like the legislation,” he told the …

South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), has reached a deal with the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) to form a government of national unity, according to local media. This comes after weeks of speculation about who the ANC would partner with after losing its parliamentary majority for …

The maintenance has caused a reduction in power generation capacity across Ghana. This prompted the need for load shedding to manage electricity distribution efficiently, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) said late on Thursday. “The reduction in gas supply is due to maintenance works being undertaken by a gas supplier …

South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) says it has made progress in efforts to establish a government of national unity after losing its outright majority in recent elections. But the party’s secretary general Fikile Mbalula said the party is not ready yet to announce the details of an agreement. …

The qualifying draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will take place in Johannesburg on Thursday, 4 July. The 48 competing teams will be split into 12 groups of four, with the top two in each group reaching the finals in Morocco. The tournament hosts will be included …

The BBC has asked the Equatorial Guinea authorities for comment. Mr Obiang’s yacht and two villas in Cape Town were impounded in execution of a court ruling. The yacht has reportedly since been released but the villas remain impounded. The South African expatriates were working for an oil and gas …

Other officers in court responded immediately, with one of them shooting the offending policeman and killing him. In the process, three other officers were injured, a police report said. The magistrate and the injured officers are being treated in hospital. The judiciary said the magistrate had “cancelled the bond for …

Mr Zwijnenburg identified another version of the drone in a satellite image of the army’s Wadi Seidna military base, north of Khartoum, taken three days later. “These drones are very effective because they can identify targets accurately with minimal training,” he says. Three weeks after the Mohajer-6 was shot down, …

Yemen’s Houthis have claimed an attack on a merchant ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. A Houthi spokesman said the group had targeted a Liberian-flagged vessel named Tutor using a sea drone. The Royal Navy’s UK’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) office said it received reports of …

At least 80 people have died after a boat sank in Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s president has said. The disaster happened on Wednesday on the Kwa River, 70km (44 miles) from the town of Mushie in the province of Maï-Ndombe near the border with neighbouring Congo-Brazzaville. In a …

Mpox, formerly called monkeypox, is a viral infection transmitted through close contact. Initial symptoms include fever, headaches, swellings, back pain, aching muscles, which can develop into a rash. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency, external over an outbreak of mpox in 2022. Although this was ended …

“He immediately went on with the ceremonial rounds. No issues” wrote presidential aide Dada Olusegun on X. Mr Tinubu’s closest challenger during last year’s election, Atiku Abubakar, expressed his sympathy. “I sincerely sympathise with President Bola Tinubu over this unfortunate incident as he was set to review the parade on …

Thierno Ly, the general manager of the national oil company Petrosen, said the nation had entered a “new era”. “We have never been so well positioned for opportunities for growth, innovation and success in the economic and social development of our nation,” he said. Petrosen has an 18% stake in …

Current President, Bola Tinubu, in power for just over a year, is facing the challenge of winning over the hearts and minds of young Nigerians amid a tough economic environment, some of which is of his own making. His ending of the fuel subsidy and allowing the currency to devalue …

Ayoub El Kaabi scored a hat-trick as Morocco thrashed Congo-Brazzaville 6-0 in African qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Cameroon and Ivory Coast both had to settle for draws away from home. Azzedine Ounahi, Crystal Palace-bound defender Chadi Riad and Soufiane Rahimi were also on the scoresheet for …

Nigeria’s sports ministry has demanded an explanation for the country’s poor 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifying campaign, labelling it “unacceptable” after a 2-1 defeat by Benin left the Super Eagles winless from their opening four games. Following draws with Lesotho, Zimbabwe and South Africa, Monday’s result means Nigeria sit fifth …