'Back to the drawing board' for Nigeria after World Cup qualifying failure

17.11.2025 19:00 BBC Sport examines where it went wrong for Nigeria, with the Super Eagles missing out on a second successive World Cup.

Dozens die in DR Congo mine after makeshift bridge collapses

17.11.2025 19:00 The structure fell after panicked miners reportedly fled from military gunfire.

Australia revokes visa of South African seen at neo-Nazi rally

17.11.2025 19:00 The civil engineer was seen in the front row of a protest organised by the National Socialist Network.

Teacher killed and 25 girls abducted in gunbattle at Nigerian school

17.11.2025 19:00 The army is called in to help the police search nearby forests and rescue the kidnapped girls.

How Tanzania police crushed election protests with lethal force

17.11.2025 08:30 The UN says hundreds of people were killed in the protests. Verified clips show the violent actions of police as they attempted to crush protests.

US and UK warn of major e-visa data breach in Somalia

15.11.2025 19:15 Tens of thousands of people's personal data has been leaked online, according to the US embassy.

DR Congo and M23 rebels sign framework for peace in Qatar

15.11.2025 19:15 Building on previous deals it covers humanitarian access, the return of displaced people and more.

Mass killings probe in Sudan will hold culprits to account, vows UN

15.11.2025 01:00 "There has been too much pretence and performance, and too little action," says UN human rights chief Volker Türk.

Tanzania president promises probe into election protest deaths

15.11.2025 01:00 The opposition says that hundreds of people were killed during the unrest but there is no official death toll.

'The future will take care of itself' - Nketiah on Ghana rumours

14.11.2025 15:45 As fans in Ghana debate bringing in diaspora players for the World Cup, Crystal Palace's Eddie Nketiah does not rule out switching allegiance to the Black Stars.

South Africa to investigate 'mystery' of planeload of Palestinians

14.11.2025 15:45 It is not clear who chartered the plane carrying the Palestinians from Kenya to South Africa.

Nigeria cancels mother-tongue teaching in primary schools and reverts to English

13.11.2025 22:01 Exam results from areas which dropped English have declined, the education minister says, announcing the U-turn.

South Sudan leader sacks powerful Vice-President Bol Mel

13.11.2025 12:30 Bol Mel, who is sanctioned by the US for alleged corruption, had been tipped as Kiir's successor.

US calls for international action to cut weapons supply to Sudan paramilitaries

13.11.2025 12:30 "They're committing acts of sexual violence and atrocities," says the US secretary of state, "and it needs to end immediately".

Over 200 Kenyans fighting for Russia in Ukraine - minister

13.11.2025 12:30 Russian recruitment networks are targeting Kenyans with fake job offers, authorities say.