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Police seal off key roads in Nairobi as Kenya braces for Gen Z protests

1 hour 1 min ago
Protesters demand justice for more than 80 people killed during the 2024 demonstrations and last year's anniversary protests.
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Who is the African World Cup goalscorer older than Ronaldo and Messi?

11 hours 23 min ago
While Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi appear to be in a personal battle to rewrite the World Cup record books, there is one landmark that appears beyond them.
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Kenya to charge students with murder over deadly school fire

Wed, 24/06/2026 - 16:36
Sixteen pupils, aged between 15 and 18, died when a fire broke out in a dormitory at Utumishi Girls' School last month.
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Watch: Football fans celebrate in Ghana after draw with England

Wed, 24/06/2026 - 03:52
Ghana correspondent Thomas Naadi reports from Black Star Square in Accra.
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'VAR went for a coffee' - should Ghana have had penalty against England?

Wed, 24/06/2026 - 01:46
England fans have been left frustrated by the goalless draw against Ghana, but were Thomas Tuchel's side fortunate not to have given away a penalty?
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Sexual violence increasingly used as 'weapon of war' in Sudan, UN says

Tue, 23/06/2026 - 20:50
The scale and brutality of the sexual attacks is unprecedented and aimed at terrorising communities, the UN says.
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Zambia ex-president's family wins latest legal battle over what should happen to his body

Tue, 23/06/2026 - 19:30
Edgar Lungu's family and the Zambian government remained in dispute 12 months after he died.
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Niger pulls out of International Criminal Court after calling it neo-colonialist

Tue, 23/06/2026 - 18:26
Niger, along with Mali and Burkina Faso, had called the ICC an "instrument of neo-colonialist repression".
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From non-league to the World Cup - the Semenyo story

Tue, 23/06/2026 - 13:40
Winger Antoine Semenyo's football journey began in the English lower leagues. BBC Sport charts his rise from Bath City to the World Cup.
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Unpaid bonuses and food issues - what's going on inside Senegal camp?

Tue, 23/06/2026 - 10:21
Senegal's start to the World Cup has been overshadowed by a series of issues behind the scenes.
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Twins marry twins in joyous Nigerian joint wedding

Mon, 22/06/2026 - 18:01
Brothers Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye speak to the BBC after getting hitched to twin sisters.
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New York City's 'Little Senegal' comes together for World Cup

Mon, 22/06/2026 - 17:04
US visa restrictions have left many of the team's fans at home, but the African diaspora is uniting in Harlem.
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Salah celebrates historic win with fans in Vancouver

Mon, 22/06/2026 - 13:03
Mohamed Salah and his teammates dance and celebrate with fans on the streets of Vancouver after Egypt won their first ever World Cup match.
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Salah's World Cup pain ends as he fires Egypt to historic win

Mon, 22/06/2026 - 06:23
Mohamed Salah fires Egypt to their first ever World Cup win - 92 years on from their tournament debut.
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Cape Verde fan goes wild live on BBC News as his country scores

Mon, 22/06/2026 - 01:53
During a live BBC News broadcast, reporter Paul Njie interviews a Cape Verde fan when the country suddenly scores its first ever World Cup goal against Uruguay in the 2026 World Cup.
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We've got so many hidden gems - Semenyo

Sun, 21/06/2026 - 13:02
Antoine Semenyo says Ghana has a special group of players and that they possess hidden gems who will be known by the end of the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
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Morocco fans in Rabat celebrate win over Scotland

Sat, 20/06/2026 - 19:13
Morocco fans in Rabat celebrate their 1-0 win over Scotland in the World Cup.
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'Everything I do is for you' - how tragedy is driving Diomande

Sat, 20/06/2026 - 10:56
BBC Sport explores how exciting young Ivory Coast Yan Diomande is determined to succeed at the World Cup in honour of his sister.
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Africa's greatest World Cup kits - pick your favourite

Fri, 19/06/2026 - 17:45
Your chance to rank 10 of the most colourful and iconic kits African teams have worn at the World Cup.
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Mother of Cape Verde's goalkeeper: 'I'm going to see my son play in the World Cup'

Thu, 18/06/2026 - 19:42
Ana Candia Evora, the mother of Cape Verde's goalkeeper Vozinha, is finally heading to the US to see her son play.
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