Africa

A Harare man violently attacked his mother-in-law after his wife received a Valentine’s gift from another man, accusing her of promoting infidelity. Elita Mpofu, the...

Indian authorities have banned two highly addictive opioids in response to a BBC investigation which found they were fuelling a public health crisis in...

A dispute over a cigarette turned violent when a sex worker stabbed her colleague at a taxi rank in Verulam CBD, South Africa, on...

Mali's military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers "coldly executed" at least 24 civilians in the north of the country on Monday.That...

Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors from African Union (AU) Member States have endorsed the draft statute for establishing the African Monetary Institute...

Former Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has been arrested and is facing money laundering charges, the state-run Financial Crimes Commission said early on Sunday.Jugnauth...

More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday.The collapse took place near Kéniéba, in...

The Nigerian government has condemned Canada for denying visas to its senior military officers, including the head of the military.Chief of Defence Staff Gen...

Scores of children caught up in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been subjected to sexual violence including rape...

The Nigerian government has condemned Canada for denying visas to its senior military officers, including the head of the military.Chief of Defence Staff Gen...

Libyan security authorities have recovered at least 11 more bodies of migrants from a mass grave in the southeast of the country, a security...

Liberian President Joseph Boakai has suspended more than 450 top government officials, including ministers, for failing to declare their assets to the anti-corruption agency. They...

The Government of Botswana has announced a series of new social welfare initiatives aimed at improving the lives of its citizens, with implementation set...

Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in neighbouring Burkina Faso, describing scenes...

A month after an Ebola outbreak struck Uganda in September 2022, Edward Kayiwa began feeling unwell: headaches, fever and muscle pain.He knew something was...

The Zimbabwean government has introduced a new policy to extend the retirement age for civil servants and uniformed personnel from 65 to 70 years...

At least 17 children have died in a fire at an Islamic school in northern Nigeria, officials say.Several other pupils were injured and rushed...

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to deepening economic and trade relations with Ghana after a phone call with President...

A bizarre scene unfolded in Mbare when a commercial sex worker confiscated a coffin worth $60 from a hardware shop as compensation for an...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially acknowledged the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the regional body.A press...

Rebels of the M23 movement say they have taken control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east.Residents shared videos...

More than 100 dead dolphins have been found on the coast of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, with officials yet to establish what caused their...

Police in Kenya have arrested a man carrying a mutilated corpse in his backpack, which he reportedly said belonged to his 19-year-old wife.Officers came...

For more than 50 years, one family has dedicated itself to caring for the biggest graveyard in Nigeria's northern city of Kaduna - much...

The first wife of South Africa's Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has failed in her legal attempt to halt his plans to take a third...

South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused of controlling operations at an abandoned gold mine where 78...

Tanzania's president has announced an outbreak of Marburg virus, an Ebola-like virus, just a week after her health minister denied that there were any...

The Catholic Diocese of Warri has suspended Rev. Fr. Daniel Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe from the priesthood following his reported marriage in the United States.This was...

President John Dramani Mahama visited Ghanaian troops with the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) on Friday, January 17, 2025, during his first international...

In the Republic of Togo, a highly anticipated trial of financial companies accused of fraud and money laundering began on Wednesday, January 15, in...

Patricia Masithela, a 27-year-old originally from Nigeria, met a horrific fate when she was mauled to death by a pack of starving dogs in...

At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies...

Israel and Hamas have agreed a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal following 15 months of war, mediators Qatar and the US say. Qatari Prime...

Burkina Faso’s Head of State, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has banned the use of British and French colonial-style wigs by judges, marking a significant move...

Mozambique has sworn in its new parliament with the streets of the capital largely deserted after the opposition leader called for a strike to...

Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency after two cases of mpox were reported.The West African country’s health minister announced the move on Monday...

Nigerians on social media are mourning the death of a woman who was allegedly beheaded by a man reported to be her boyfriend in...

The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, where at least 109...

The Federal Government has confirmed an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu, in Kano State, affecting various bird...

Disturbing videos have emerged showing the dire situation at a disused gold mine in South Africa where scores of illegal miners have reportedly been...