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Hunting down those who kill people to sell their body parts for 'magic charms'

17 hours 31 min ago
BBC Africa Eye uncovers two so-called "juju" practitioners, who offer to obtain body parts for ritual purposes.
Categories: Africa

Sri Lanka & Zimbabwe in Pakistan 2025

Sun, 11/23/2025 - 20:01
Fixtures, results and scorecards from Sri Lanka's ODI tour of Pakistan, and the Twenty20 tri-series that follows which also involves Zimbabwe.
Categories: Africa

G20 summit boycotted by US closes in South Africa

Sun, 11/23/2025 - 18:07
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is a "renewed commitment to multilateral co-operation".
Categories: Africa

Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria

Sun, 11/23/2025 - 17:00
The raid on a Christian school came amid a surge of attacks by armed groups in the African nation.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

Nigeria sees one of worst mass abductions as 315 taken from school

Sun, 11/23/2025 - 11:10
The kidnapping comes amid a surge of attacks by armed groups in the African nation.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

Escalating war of words between Ethiopia and Eritrea triggers fears of conflict

Sun, 11/23/2025 - 09:32
The authorities in landlocked Ethiopia have ratcheted up rhetoric over access to an Eritrean port.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

Marx first hooker to win world player award since 2001

Sat, 11/22/2025 - 21:43
Malcolm Marx is named men's player of the year at the World Rugby Awards, while Fabian Holland wins the breakthrough player prize.
Categories: Africa, European Union

Will Trump's no-show eclipse South Africa's G20 moment?

Sat, 11/22/2025 - 01:09
The host nation's goal of advocating for developing nations may be overshadowed by the absence of the US president.
Categories: Africa, Biztonságpolitika

AS FAR claim second African Women's Champions League title

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 20:10
AS FAR beat debutants ASEC Mimosas 2-1 in the African Women's Champions League final to become continental champions for the second time.
Categories: Africa, Biztonságpolitika

AS FAR claim second African Women's Champions League title

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 20:10
AS FAR beat debutants ASEC Mimosas 2-1 in the African Women's Champions League final to become continental champions for the second time.
Categories: Africa

Pupils abducted from Catholic school in fresh Nigeria attack

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 14:17
Security forces have launched operations to assess the situation and locate the missing pupils.
Categories: Africa, Défense

DR Congo must keep focus in World Cup bid - Zakuani

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 13:44
DR Congo must not be over-confident when the Leopards take part in inter-confederation play-offs for a spot at the 2026 World Cup, says Gabriel Zakuani.
Categories: Africa

Starmer arrives in South Africa as G20 gathers without Trump

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 06:21
The PM is aiming to support British business on his trip to Johannesburg.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

South African women call purple protest over gender violence

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 01:02
Nearly 1,000 women were raped and 137 murdered in the first three months of this year.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

South African women arming themselves against gender violence

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 22:19
A growing number of women in South Africa are learning to use guns to protect themselves against gender-based violence.
Categories: Africa

Nigerian separatist leader convicted on terrorism charges

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 14:37
Nnamdi Kanu is found guilty of inciting violence as part of his campaign for a separate state in south-east Nigeria.
Categories: Africa, European Union

Ethiopia receives historic artefacts held in Germany for 100 years

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 09:01
Ethiopia has welcomed the return as part of a broader push to repatriate items of national significance.
Categories: Africa, Union européenne

Hakimi and Chebbak named African players of the year

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 21:16
Achraf Hakimi and Ghizlane Chebbak deliver a double success for Morocco as they are named 2025 African men's and women's footballer of the year respectively.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

Hakimi and Chebbak named African players of the year

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 21:16
Achraf Hakimi and Ghizlane Chebbak deliver a double success for Morocco as they are named 2025 African men's and women's footballer of the year respectively.

Kenyan authorities paid trolls to threaten Gen Z protesters, Amnesty says

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 16:17
A widespread campaign sought to "silence and suppress" protesters, Amnesty International says.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

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