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Elon Musk's Starlink blocked from operating in Namibia

Tue, 24/03/2026 - 11:50
Namibia's regulator noted that Starlink's subsidiary is not locally owned.

Inside the alleged Russian operation to trigger anti-government protests in Angola

Tue, 24/03/2026 - 01:18
A group of Russians and Angolans are going on trial in Angola after being accused of fomenting protests, which they deny.

Iwobi named on Football Black List alongside Carter and Eze

Tue, 24/03/2026 - 01:04
England defender Jess Carter, Arsenal attacker Eberechi Eze and Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi are on the 2025 Football Black List.

Nigerian heritage key to my success - Itauma

Mon, 23/03/2026 - 16:34
Moses Itauma, one of heavyweight boxing's brightest prospects, says he found the answers to questions about his identity on a trip to his father's village in Nigeria.

'Peace is a gradual thing': How land, cattle and identity fuel a deadly Nigerian conflict

Sun, 22/03/2026 - 01:55
How a lack of justice and trust in the security forces perpetuates deadly violence in Plateau state.

Rwanda batter becomes youngest women's T20 centurion

Sat, 21/03/2026 - 20:02
Rwanda's Fanny Utagushimaninde says it was like "a dream" after becoming the youngest woman to make a T20 international century at the age of 15 years and 223 days.

Desperate for food, drought-stricken Kenyans turn to the gingerbread tree

Fri, 20/03/2026 - 01:06
Some 26 million people are "facing extreme hunger" in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, warns humanitarian organisation Oxfam.

Denounce 'abject' Afcon decision - senior Caf member

Thu, 19/03/2026 - 18:12
Caf executive committee member Augustin Senghor says the decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Afcon title is "unacceptable, abject and we have to denounce it".

South Africans say criminal gangs are exploiting the water crisis

Thu, 19/03/2026 - 07:01
Residents of some areas have been without mains water for weeks.
Categories: Africa, European Union

South Africans say criminal gangs are exploiting the water crisis

Thu, 19/03/2026 - 07:01
Residents of some areas have been without mains water for weeks.

South Africans say criminal gangs are exploiting the water crisis

Thu, 19/03/2026 - 07:01
Residents of some areas have been without mains water for weeks.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

King praises 'living bridge' with Nigeria at glitzy banquet

Thu, 19/03/2026 - 04:16
At the state banquet in Windsor Castle, King Charles praises the UK's partnership with Nigeria.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

Senegal government alleges corruption over Afcon

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 19:50
The Senegalese government calls for an "independent international investigation" at the Confederation of African Football after it stripped Senegal of the Africa Cup of Nations title.

Senegal government alleges corruption over Afcon

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 19:50
The Senegalese government calls for an "independent international investigation" at the Confederation of African Football after it stripped Senegal of the Africa Cup of Nations title.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

Forty years after the last one was poached, rhinos are back in the wild in Uganda

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 18:36
The return of southern white rhinos from the country comes after Ugandan poachers once wiped them out.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

Celebrations in Morocco but devastation in Senegal after Afcon decision

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 16:48
Moroccans feel justice has been done but the Senegalese are angry after being stripped of the title.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

'The longest VAR check in history' - the fallout from shock Afcon decision

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 16:41
BBC Sport journalists and pundits look at what happened at the chaotic Afcon final, and what comes next.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

Afcon final chaos - key questions answered

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 13:54
Our Ask Me Anything team look at why the 2025 Afcon final result has been overturned - and what it means.

Chinese national charged for trying to smuggle 2,000 ants from Kenya

Wed, 18/03/2026 - 06:54
Zhang Kequn was found with the large consignment of ants in his luggage at a Nairobi airport.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

'Fire came from the sky and burned them' - life on the brink of civil war in South Sudan

Tue, 17/03/2026 - 01:08
Some 50,000 people are told to flee their homes as the army warns of a huge military offensive in Jonglei state.

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