Col Randrianirina, who seized power last year, did not give a reason for dissolving his government. BBC News
Read More »Madagascar military leader dissolves government in surprise move
Ghana calls on Commonwealth to condemn attack on its peacekeepers in Lebanon
Four soldiers were injured but all are now in a stable condition, Ghana’s army says. BBC News
Read More »Guinea opposition leader Diallo calls for ‘direct resistance’ as political parties dissolved
Late last Friday, Guinea’s ministry of territorial administration and decentralisation announced in a decree that the headquarters and local offices of 40 political parties would be closed, and their logos, acronyms and other symbols banned from use. BBC News
Read More »Ugandan students who fled Iran air strikes recall 'ground trembling'
Some opted to remain in Iran, even after their government offered to bring them home. BBC News
Read More »Wafcon 2026 postponed just 12 days before kick-off in Morocco
Prior to Caf’s announcement, the BBC spoke to former Super Falcons captain Desire Oparanozie, who voiced profound disappointment at the recurring setbacks for women’s football on the continent. “I’m very much worried and I would say I’m disappointed because this keeps happening with women’s football,” she told BBC Sport Africa. …
Read More »Inside Ethiopia’s ‘smart’ police station
Ethiopia has unveiled its first unmanned police station. It’s a fully digital space where citizens can report crimes without physically meeting an officer. The pilot project in Addis Ababa is part of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s push to modernise public services. But questions remain about access, trust, and whether technology …
Read More »DR Congo government says 200 killed after landslide at rebel-held mine
The M23, which controls the coltan-rich area, has not commented and the death toll is hard to verify. BBC News
Read More »Nigerian doctors suspended over death of Adichie's son
The author’s 21-month-old son died in January after complications during medical procedures at a private hospital in Lagos. BBC News
Read More »South Africa's long-serving former defence minister and former Robben Island prisoner dies
Mosiuoa Lekota was imprisoned with former South African President Nelson Mandela on Robben Island. BBC News
Read More »Goodbye officer, hello touchscreen – a vision for policing in Ethiopia
A project to introduce unmanned sites is part of a broader adoption of digital technologies. BBC News
Read More »Belgium detains three suspected Cameroon separatists in war crimes probe
Money is reportedly being raised by them for the armed struggle, prosecutors say. BBC News
Read More »Anglican divisions deepen as rebel clerics pick rival to first female leader
Conservative clerics are meeting in Nigeria to choose a rival to the first female Archbishop of Canterbury. BBC News
Read More »South African TV personality who planned to take his life dies aged 61
Ian von Memerty had documented his choice to die in a 15-part Facebook series. BBC News
Read More »At least 169 people killed in South Sudan attack
Peacekeepers are sheltering about 1,000 civilians near their base and providing emergency care. BBC News
Read More »Kidnapping of foreigners soars in Africa's lawless Sahel region
Growing insecurity in the Sahel made 2025 one of the worst years on record for the abduction of foreigners in Africa. BBC News
Read More »Former US diplomat sentenced to life for abusing two girls in Burkina Faso
He used the girls’ mother’s life-threatening illness as an opportunity to demand sex, said the US Office of Public Affairs. BBC News
Read More »At least 55 Ghanaians killed in Russia-Ukraine war, minister says
This is the highest number of confirmed casualties from a single African country in the Ukraine-Russia war. BBC News
Read More »Jeffrey Epstein tried to buy palace in Morocco days before arrest
At that time, Epstein thought the palace, owned by German waste magnate Gunter Kiss, was overvalued at €55m and his initial offer was so low that Kiss was offended and refused to deal with Epstein again, the source who was close to Epstein told the BBC. BBC News
Read More »Kenyan charged with luring young men to fight for Russia in Ukraine
Victims rescued from the Athi Rivers complex last September revealed they had signed contracts with an unnamed overseas employment agency, committing to pay up to $18,000 (£13,000) for visas, travel, accommodation, and other logistics, the police said. BBC News
Read More »Girl, 14, shot dead as South Africa's 'taxi wars' hit school
Violence has plagued South Africa’s highly competitive and lucrative taxi industry for decades. BBC News
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