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10 Dec 2025 - Elizabeth Samuel’s son is among 100 students who have been released after the abduction of 253 students from St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State…

10 Dec 2025 - Illegal gold mining can be a lifeline for many in Sierra Leone, where an estimated 60% of people live in poverty, according to the UN. But the…

9 Dec 2025 - Tanzania’s police say the country remains calm, with security agencies reinforcing safety measures.⁣ ⁣ In a statement, police spokesperson David…

9 Dec 2025 - Tanzania’s police say the country remains calm, with security agencies reinforcing safety measures.⁣ ⁣ In a statement, police spokesperson David…

8 Dec 2025 - In February 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order offering prioritised refugee status to Afrikaner farmers hoping to escape…

7 Dec 2025 - Her photos were stolen. Her image was manipulated. Her life was changed. This is the story of 23-year-old Debra Nashipae - and the growing threat of…

7 Dec 2025 - The Grand Renaissance Dam sits on the Blue Nile and has long been a flashpoint between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan. Now Egypt’s Foreign Minister…

6 Dec 2025 - What does it feel like when your photos are taken, manipulated, and shared online without your consent? That’s the reality for 23-year-old Debra…

6 Dec 2025 - Do AI chatbots have a bias against Africa? A recent study from the German Agency for International Cooperation found that just 2% of data used to…

5 Dec 2025 - More than a decade after independence, South Sudan is still struggling to secure lasting peace. President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek…

4 Dec 2025 - US President Donald Trump sparked a wave of reactions to his remarks describing members of the Somali-American communities as "garbage" and adding…

2 Dec 2025 - Sudan’s war has killed thousands and displaced millions, and questions keep arising about who’s fuelling the fighting. Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr…

30 Nov 2025 - An estimated 30,000 people lost their limbs during Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war in the 1990s. Many have struggled to overcome the mental as well…

29 Nov 2025 - There are still a number of schoolchildren missing from a Catholic boarding school in Nigeria’s Niger State, after an attacked by armed men last week…

27 Nov 2025 - South Africa will still attend next year’s G20 summit in Miami despite President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of this year's meeting and his…

26 Nov 2025 - The governor of Niger State, where over 300 students from a Catholic boarding school were kidnapped last Friday, has told the BBC that 11 students…

26 Nov 2025 - Eyewitnesses have shared shocking testimonies of alleged war crimes committed by Russia's Wagner group in Mali. Refugees told the BBC that…

25 Nov 2025 - The Niger state police chief, Adamu Abdullahi Elleman has insisted he has deployed enough officers to Papiri, the community where kidnappers abducted…

25 Nov 2025 - An undercover BBC Eye investigation in Sierra Leone has exposed people who claim to supply human body parts. Sold for thousands of dollars, the…

24 Nov 2025 - Warning: This report contains descriptions of rape and sexual violence.⁠ ⁠ Thousands of women are believed to have been sexually assaulted and raped…

24 Nov 2025 - #BBCAfricaEye goes undercover to investigate Sierra Leone’s secretive “money ritual” network - exposing criminals exploiting belief for profit, and…

24 Nov 2025 - Inside the Nigerian school where 315 children were kidnapped. #news #nigerianews #nigeriannews

23 Nov 2025 - Thousands of partygoers have gathered in Uganda for the annual Nyege Nyege festival, celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2025. The 3-day music and…

22 Nov 2025 - Our @BBCAfrica team is at one of the most exclusive and influential club meetings in the world: the G20 summit. This year the meeting of the nations…

21 Nov 2025 - Nigeria has faced a renewed wave of attacks by armed groups in recent days. In the most recent incident, an unknown number of pupils were abducted…

21 Nov 2025 - With an almost 34% rise in the number of killings of women in just a year, women in South Africa are increasingly worried that they could be victims…

21 Nov 2025 - Nigerian rapper and founder of one of Nigeria’s biggest independent record labels, YBNL Nation, Olamide, otherwise known as Badoo, speaks with BBC…

20 Nov 2025 - Social media is being taken over by profile pictures with either the purple colour or with users placing purple filters on their pictures. But what’s…

19 Nov 2025 - At least two of the 25 students abducted from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Nigeria’s north-western Kebbi State have managed…

19 Nov 2025 - "People do not respect visually impaired people, but with this football now we have that respect"⁣ ⁣ In a country long defined by conflict, a group…

18 Nov 2025 - The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of Mines, Louis Watum Kabamba, was aboard a plane that crash-landed on Monday while travelling to the…

15 Nov 2025 - 🇿🇦 As world leaders arrive in Johannesburg for the G20, #BBCAfricaEye exposes the city’s dark underside - abandoned buildings turned into criminal…

13 Nov 2025 - The grand opening of Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) has been stalled after protesters disrupted a preview event, demanding the…

13 Nov 2025 - A cup of tea can solve everything, including the puzzle of how one more African nation can still reach next year’s World Cup. Cameroon, DR Congo,…

12 Nov 2025 - Malnutrition among children under five in Somalia is reaching alarming levels due to aid cuts and climate change, according to international charity…

12 Nov 2025 - Bolanle Austen-Peters and Vannessa Jev are taking African theatre to the world stage through the annual Lagos International Theatre Festival (LITF).…

11 Nov 2025 - Mali, one of the three Sahel countries under military rule, has come under economic siege. Al Qaeda linked jihadist militants imposed nearly two…

10 Nov 2025 - #BBCAfricaEye investigates Johannesburg’s hijacked buildings, before the city’s G20 summit. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly…

8 Nov 2025 - Did you know Nuno Espirito Santo was born in Africa? The West Ham boss, who moved to Portugal with his family as a young child, is the first black…

7 Nov 2025 - El-Fasher is the latest Sudanese city to fall to RSF following an 18-month siege, giving them control of Darfur. United Nations’ High Commissioner…

6 Nov 2025 - 91-year-old, Nigerian author and Nobel Laurate, Wole Soyinka has linked his recent U.S visa revocation to his open criticism of President Donald…

5 Nov 2025 - 91-year-old, Nigerian author and Nobel Laurate, Wole Soyinka has linked his recent U.S visa revocation to his open criticism of President Donald…

4 Nov 2025 - More than 40 people are now known to have died after multiple landslides struck Kenya and Uganda's mountainous border region last week. "I lost a…

4 Nov 2025 - President Donald Trump has ordered the military to prepare for action in Nigeria to tackle Islamist militant groups. After claiming that these groups…

1 Nov 2025 - As Tanzania conducts its election it is also facing anti-government unrest. With strict accreditation requirements making it challenging for…

31 Oct 2025 - Chadema Party's international Secretary, Deogratias Munishi, has told BBC's Waiha Mwaura continuing to announced the election results is fuelling…

31 Oct 2025 - Tanzania's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Kombo Thabit has defended his government’s handling of post-election unrest and a nationwide internet shutdown,…

31 Oct 2025 - Two people are feared dead, and several others have been injured following violent clashes between protesters and police officers at the Namanga…

30 Oct 2025 - Fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have executed a number of unarmed people after capturing the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, new…

30 Oct 2025 - The city of el-Fasher had been the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the Darfur region. That changed on Sunday, when it was captured by the rival…