Sawe loses 'rRock, paper, scissors' for London Marathon dates

30.09.2026 20:49 A game of rock, paper, scissors is used to determine when the elite female and male races will take place at next year's two-day London Marathon.

Ethiopia fighting escalates in Tigray killing 52 civilians, medic tells the BBC

30.09.2026 20:49 The deadly fighting has also spread to neighbouring regions, stranding tourists in Lalibela.

The journalist who became king in Uganda

30.09.2026 15:05 Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has been crowned king of Tooro in a ceremony attended by Uganda's President Museveni.

Africa's richest man launches Kenya oil refinery despite land protests

30.09.2026 15:05 The Kenya refinery is part of Dangote's ambitious bid to expand and help industralise Africa by 2030.

Botswana condemned for slaughtering elephants for independence celebrations

30.09.2026 15:05 The government authorises the hunting of 23 elephants and dozens of other wild animals for independence day feasts.

South Africa to clean up high-risk areas after 12 women killed

30.09.2026 09:34 The deaths sparked a national outcry about the scale of violence against women in the country.

Somali pirates killed oil tanker crew before rescue, official tells BBC

30.09.2026 09:34 Piracy off the Somali coast has increased in recent years after dropping when international naval operations began in 2011.

Son of Zambian bishop detained in post-election raid fears for his father's safety

29.09.2026 22:04 Trevor Mwamba was detained last month with other opposition figures and charged with treason, his son says.

First female prime minister named in Morocco after winning elections

29.09.2026 22:04 Her appointment by the king makes her only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world.

'I've lost my peace' - Cape Verde hero Vozinha on newfound fame

29.09.2026 16:04 Cape Verde's World Cup hero Vozinha says he craves the "peace and tranquillity" of the life he led before he shot to fame.

Three Egyptian security officials convicted of kidnapping Italian student

29.09.2026 16:04 Giulio Regeni's tortured body was found days after he went missing on a research trip to Egypt in 2016, while studying at Cambridge University.

Burkina Faso's junta leader opens big gold refinery in bid to keep mining profits at home

29.09.2026 10:05 Burkina Faso is a major African gold producer but has struggled to regulate informal mining.

Journalist to be crowned king in Uganda after bitter succession dispute

29.09.2026 04:19 Kijanangoma is being crowned amid a dispute over a young heir whom the royal clan does not recognise.

Remains of dozens of suspected kidnap victims found in Nigerian forests

28.09.2026 22:19 Investigations are ongoing to establish the identities of at least 28 people whose remains were recovered by police.

Twelve women have been killed in one part of South Africa since July. Here's what we know so far

28.09.2026 22:19 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the murders are a "stain on our national conscience".