Africa

The Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture of South Africa, Gayton McKenzie, posted on X saying that Infantino had been “very good to African football”. “Africa should be cautious in joining the public lynching of Infantino. He has been very good to African football. “We can debate his ideas but …

Ebola cases have recently been reported there, with at least four deaths. Kamba added there had been no Ebola cases in Mongala Province – where the passenger who died disembarked – contrary to earlier reports. The boat travelled more than 1,700km downstream towards Kinshasa before being intercepted. Security services have …

More than 300 people abducted in separate attacks in Nigeria have been rescued, the country’s presidency says, in what it describes as its largest single-day operation by joint security forces. The victims were rescued from the Kainji Lake National Park in Niger State in an operation involving the military, police, …

Announcing the salary hikes, the president praised the courage and sacrifices of members of the armed forces confronting “the scourge of banditry, kidnapping and terrorism”. “The men and women who help to keep us safe in our homes must be supported and appreciated in the course of their duties to …

After an unexpected coup three years ago in neighbouring Gabon, which toppled Bongo dynasty sending shockwaves across the continent, Cameroon immediately reshuffled its military leadership. Then, while running for a controversial eighth term in power at last year’s presidential election, Biya reshuffled the top brass of the army. Again in …

During Tchatchet’s darkest times, he attempted to end his life. Now, working as a mental health nurse in Oldbury, he wants his silver to be a reminder that it is possible to turn a life around. “This medal means hope, perseverance and to never give up,” he said. “I’m really …

Despite the diplomatic efforts, South Africa’s reputation has been severely damaged. Not least because of images and videos circulating on social media. Not all of them were what they were purported to be, but one, involving a Ghanaian, was genuine and it sparked huge concern once it started being shared …

A letter from Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has confirmed that the country has named a major highway after US President Donald Trump. Last week, in a social media post, Trump thanked the king for the honour, but there was not a parallel announcement from the Moroccan authorities. But Morocco’s state …

Hundreds of Ethiopians from the Tigray region have crossed into neighbouring Sudan following fighting between regional forces and the Ethiopian army over the weekend. In one of the most serious confrontations since the end of the civil war in the area four years ago, intense clashes broke out on Saturday …

The Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the second-worst on record, with the official death toll passing a grim milestone of 1,500. Experts believe the true number of fatalities during this outbreak, which was declared in May, is much higher. And in another …

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the biggest in the country’s history, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. As of 30 July, there were 3,605 confirmed cases including 1,587 deaths – a fatality rate of 44%. The current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain …

There was desperation in the voice of the young Ethiopian man when he managed to get through to the BBC from a phone in his prison cell on death row in Saudi Arabia. Habtom, whose name – like the other prisoner featured in this article – has been changed to …

Commonwealth Games organisers have pushed back on claims made by Idi Amin’s boxer grandson that he was disqualified for being “a black African” and because his opponent was English. Aziz Abdul, known as Ringo, was adjudged to have headbutted Damar Thomas. Before it all got out of hand, the Ugandan …

France too has struggled to maintain warm relations with the two bitterly opposed Maghreb rivals. But it is Spain that finds itself particularly vulnerable because of Ceuta and Melilla. Both towns have origins dating back millennia to the Phoenician era, then later fell under Arab rule before being seized by …

At least 25 people have been killed and dozens of others injured in Algeria after a passenger bus overturned near the coastal town of Boumerdes, east of the capital Algiers, on Friday, local officials said. The country’s civil protection department ​said that the cause of the crash was unknown. Those …

Just days after South African singer Tyla released the dates for her upcoming world tour, Nigeria has been removed from the list of destinations. On Monday, the Grammy winner announced details of her headline tour in the wake of last week’s release of her second album A*POP. Her official website …

Nigerians might be surprised to learn they live in a landlocked country and people in Ivory Coast shocked that they are East African not West African – but that is what a map used by a US official at a recent conference showed. Not only that, the cartographic malfunction included …

US talk-show host Oprah Winfrey says the school for girls that she launched in South Africa nearly 20 years will close next year. At the end of the 2027 academic year, the expansive boarding school campus near Johannesburg is to be handed over to local education authorities as per the …

Fifteen elephants found dead in southern Kenya outside the Amboseli National Park are suspected to have been poisoned by eating tomatoes that had been sprayed with pesticides on nearby farms. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) says preliminary laboratory tests found cyanide in samples taken from the animals’ carcasses. Ten of …

The late Triassic was when dinosaurs were beginning to spread around the planet before they became the dominant animals on Earth during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. While sites in Europe and North America have been studied extensively, fossils from Africa have not had as much attention. At the time …