- You may know him as Nasty C, the South African rapper, songwriter and record producer. But behind the fame, who is Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo?…
- Tensions are rising in Cameroon as the country awaits the results of the presidential polls. Opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary declared himself…
- You may know him as Nasty C, the South African rapper, songwriter and record producer. But behind the fame, who is Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo?…
- Malala Yousafzai began her activism as an 11-year-old schoolgirl in Pakistan and became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner at 17, after being shot…
- Preparations are being completed for the state funeral of the Kenyan opposition politician, Raila Odinga. Tens of thousands of mourners are expected…
- The body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has arrived at Kasarani Stadium. Tens of thousands of mourners have filled the stadium, with many more…
- Football fans in Cape Verde have reacted with jubilation after the country beat Eswatini 3-0 to become the second-smallest nation to qualify for the…
- An army unit in Madagascar claimed it had taken over leadership of the military command and was now in control of all the armed forces.
The office of…
- A Gen Z leader in Madagascar told the BBC he paused his UK scholarship to help organise protests that began over water and power shortages - and have…
- As Cameroon prepares to vote in Sunday’s presidential election, residents in the two English-speaking regions risk being excluded from the ballot for…
- A group of South African activists, including Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla Mandela, returned to Johannesburg after being detained by Israel over…
- President Trump’s mass deportation plan has driven ICE detention numbers to a record high. Roughly 70 percent of those detained are estimated to have…
- At least 36 people were killed and 200 injured after a scaffolding collapse at Ethiopia’s St Mary festival in Amhara. Mourners have now laid victims…
- Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has told the BBC he is now a prime target of al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group al-Shabab.
In an interview…
- Wedged between Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and the region of Darfur in the west, the Kordofan states have become the new frontline in a civil war that…
