Lesotho shocked by Trump’s remarks that ‘nobody has heard of the country’
Lesotho's government says it is shocked by US President Donald Trump saying that "nobody has ever heard of" the southern African nation.Trump, addressing the...
Man arrested at airport with cocaine pellets in his stomach
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested a 55-year-old Nigerian national for suspected drug trafficking shortly after he landed at OR Tambo International...
How royal divorce papers have shaken the Zulu kingdom
The love life of South Africa's Zulu king has the country agog - and has scandalised his socially conservative subjects as he messes with...
One-year-olds among those raped during Sudan civil war – UN
Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children as young as one during Sudan's civil war, says the UN children's agency, Unicef.Mass sexual violence...
Two female armed robbers, 3 accomplices arrested after botched operation
Officers from the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), along with members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and private security, have arrested five...
Uganda reports second Ebola death, a 4-year-old, WHO says
A second Ebola patient, a four-year-old child, has died in Uganda, the World Health Organization said, citing the country’s health ministry.The fatality brings the...
DR Congo conflict: 500 mpox patients flee clinics after rebel looting
More than 500 mpox patients have fled clinics in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the last month amid the current conflict.Officials at Africa...
Drought-hit Morocco asks citizens not to slaughter sheep on Eid al-Adha
King Mohammed VI of Morocco asked Moroccans on Wednesday to abstain from performing the rite of slaughtering sheep on Eid al-Adha this year due...
BBC Komla Dumor Award 2025 launched
The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC News Komla Dumor Award, which is now in its 10th year.Journalists...
South Africa faces highest-level power cuts as generation units fail
South Africa's power utility, Eskom, has restored eight units at power plants after implementing its highest stage of controlled power cuts early Sunday due...
Man beats mother-in-law for allowing wife to receive gift from suspected lover
A Harare man violently attacked his mother-in-law after his wife received a Valentine’s gift from another man, accusing her of promoting infidelity.
Elita Mpofu, the...
India bans two opioids behind crisis in Ghana, other West African countries
Indian authorities have banned two highly addictive opioids in response to a BBC investigation which found they were fuelling a public health crisis in...
Night worker stabs colleague over cigarette dispute
A dispute over a cigarette turned violent when a sex worker stabbed her colleague at a taxi rank in Verulam CBD, South Africa, on...
Mali to investigate claims soldiers ‘executed’ women and children
Mali's military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers "coldly executed" at least 24 civilians in the north of the country on Monday.That...
AU Finance Ministers endorse African Monetary Institute Statute
Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors from African Union (AU) Member States have endorsed the draft statute for establishing the African Monetary Institute...
Former Mauritius PM arrested, says Financial Crimes Commission
Former Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has been arrested and is facing money laundering charges, the state-run Financial Crimes Commission said early on Sunday.Jugnauth...
Dozens killed in Mali illegal gold mine collapse
More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday.The collapse took place near Kéniéba, in...
Nigeria angered after military chief was denied Canada entry
The Nigerian government has condemned Canada for denying visas to its senior military officers, including the head of the military.Chief of Defence Staff Gen...
Scores of children raped by armed men in eastern DRC, UNICEF says
Scores of children caught up in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been subjected to sexual violence including rape...
Nigeria angered after military chief denied Canada entry
The Nigerian government has condemned Canada for denying visas to its senior military officers, including the head of the military.Chief of Defence Staff Gen...
Bodies of 11 more migrants found in southeast Libya, security official says
Libyan security authorities have recovered at least 11 more bodies of migrants from a mass grave in the southeast of the country, a security...
Liberian President suspends hundreds of officials over asset declaration failure
Liberian President Joseph Boakai has suspended more than 450 top government officials, including ministers, for failing to declare their assets to the anti-corruption agency.
They...
Botswana introduces monthly allowance for newborn babies
The Government of Botswana has announced a series of new social welfare initiatives aimed at improving the lives of its citizens, with implementation set...
Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso
Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in neighbouring Burkina Faso, describing scenes...
Uganda battles new Ebola outbreak – and a vaccine hesitancy crisis
A month after an Ebola outbreak struck Uganda in September 2022, Edward Kayiwa began feeling unwell: headaches, fever and muscle pain.He knew something was...
Zimbabwe extends retirement age for civil servants to 70
The Zimbabwean government has introduced a new policy to extend the retirement age for civil servants and uniformed personnel from 65 to 70 years...
17 children burnt to death in Nigeria school fire
At least 17 children have died in a fire at an Islamic school in northern Nigeria, officials say.Several other pupils were injured and rushed...
President Mahama confers with Egyptian President El-Sisi
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to deepening economic and trade relations with Ghana after a phone call with President...
Drama as commercial sex worker seizes coffin over unpaid fee
A bizarre scene unfolded in Mbare when a commercial sex worker confiscated a coffin worth $60 from a hardware shop as compensation for an...
ECOWAS officially withdraws Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from body
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially acknowledged the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the regional body.A press...
Rebels say they have taken DR Congo city as thousands flee
Rebels of the M23 movement say they have taken control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east.Residents shared videos...
More than 100 dead dolphins found on Somali coast, cause a mystery
More than 100 dead dolphins have been found on the coast of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, with officials yet to establish what caused their...
Man allegedly caught carrying wife’s body parts in backpack
Police in Kenya have arrested a man carrying a mutilated corpse in his backpack, which he reportedly said belonged to his 19-year-old wife.Officers came...
The family who have spent five decades as volunteer grave-diggers
For more than 50 years, one family has dedicated itself to caring for the biggest graveyard in Nigeria's northern city of Kaduna - much...
Zulu King’s first wife fails to halt third marriage
The first wife of South Africa's Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has failed in her legal attempt to halt his plans to take a third...
South Africa police launch manhunt for illegal mining ‘kingpin’
South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an abandoned gold mine where 78...
Tanzania confirms Marburg virus outbreak after initial denial
Tanzania's president has announced an outbreak of Marburg virus, an Ebola-like virus, just a week after her health minister denied that there were any...
Catholic Church suspends priest over secret marriage in United States
The Catholic Diocese of Warri has suspended Rev. Fr. Daniel Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe from the priesthood following his reported marriage in the United States.This was...
Mahama visits Ghanaian troops in The Gambia [Photos]
President John Dramani Mahama visited Ghanaian troops with the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) on Friday, January 17, 2025, during his first international...
Togo commences trial in over $31 million trading scam
In the Republic of Togo, a highly anticipated trial of financial companies accused of fraud and money laundering began on Wednesday, January 15, in...