MSF says 26 staff missing from South Sudan violence
3 March 2026, 01:25 AM
Africa & rest of the world
At least 38 killed in armed attack in north-west Nigeria
21 February 2026, 19:36 PM
Africa & rest of the world
Attackers kill at least 50 in Nigeria
21 February 2026, 04:12 AM
World
RSF actions in Sudan’s al-Fashir points to genocide
20 February 2026, 00:40 AM
Africa & rest of the world
UN chief renews push for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Sudan
16 February 2026, 02:54 AM
Africa & rest of the world
21 drown in Nile boat sinking in Sudan
13 February 2026, 00:52 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Sudan RSF drone strike on school kills two children
12 February 2026, 01:35 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Ten dead after a shooting in Canadian province of British Columbia, police say
11 February 2026, 09:20 AM
World
51 kidnapped, 3 killed in Nigeria attacks
9 February 2026, 04:53 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Gunmen kill at least 162 in attack in Nigeria
4 February 2026, 20:21 PM
Africa & rest of the world
ANC shaken by South Africa election losses
The African National Congress (ANC) yesterday vowed to learn from bruising local election results that showed South
5 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Protests as Rio readies for Olympic carnival
The Olympic flame wound its way around Rio de Janeiro's iconic landmarks Friday as protesters unleashed a fresh
5 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Opposition takes lead in S African polls
South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance led in three major cities yesterday as votes were counted in local
4 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Shekau fumes as IS appoints new chief
The disputed leader of Boko Haram has said he is still in charge of Nigeria's militant Islamist group despite a statement by so-called Islamic State that he had been replaced.
4 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Burundi rejects UN police deployment
Burundi's government has rejected the deployment of 228 UN police to the troubled African nation, saying a French-
3 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Car bombs, assault on police base kill 6
Six people were killed in a gun and car-bomb assault on a police building in the centre of the Somali capital that also left seven
31 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Brazil's ex-leader Lula charged in graft probe
Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva, Brazil's hugely popular former president, has been ordered to stand on trial on charges that
30 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Elephant poaching in Africa down
The illegal killing of African elephants for their ivory seems to have fallen from record peaks but poaching of the animal is still
28 July 2016, 18:11 PM
'Suicide bomber was ex-Somali MP'
A former Somali MP who joined the Shabaab group in 2010 was one of two suicide bombers who killed 13 people near
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Brazil arrests group planning terror acts
Brazilian police have arrested 10 members of a group allegedly planning terrorist attacks during the upcoming
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM
10 soldiers killed as gunmen attack Mali army base
Gunmen kill at least 10 soldiers and wound 38 in an attack on an army camp in central Mali, authorities say, and a movement within the Peul ethnic group claims responsibility.
19 July 2016, 15:10 PM
South Sudan VP leaves Juba, says not seeking war
South Sudan's vice president has withdrawn with his troops to outside of Juba but is not planning for war, his spokesman said on
13 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Ceasefire holding in S Sudan
A fragile ceasefire appeared to be holding in South Sudan's capital Juba after four days of gun battles that have left
12 July 2016, 18:00 PM
South Sudan is 'back to war', says Vice-President Riek Machar's spokesman
South Sudan is "back to war", a spokesman for the vice-president has told the BBC, as rebel factions clash and hundreds are reported killed.
10 July 2016, 12:36 PM
Gambia, Tanzania ban child marriage
Gambia and Tanzania bans child marriage, with tough penalties for those who breach the rulings.
9 July 2016, 05:09 AM
Uganda motorway pile up kills 20
A pile-up on a busy highway outside the Ugandan capital Kampala left at least 20 people dead yesterday and injured
3 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Ivory Coast's 'hero' professor backs student mothers
An Ivory Coast professor, who was photographed carrying a student's baby in class in a widely shared image, says being a mother should not stop women getting an education.
1 July 2016, 07:04 AM
18 killed by a roadside bomb in Somalia
At least 18 civilians were killed when a roadside bomb went off yesterday in Somalia's Lafole town, southwest of the
30 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Zika vaccine 'works very well' in mice
A single dose of an experimental vaccine can protect mice against the Zika virus, raising renewed hope of a vaccine for
29 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Zuma can be charged over graft charges
A South African court yesterday threw out President Jacob Zuma's attempt to appeal against a ruling that he should
24 June 2016, 18:00 PM