
Sudan’s paramilitary RSF chief sentenced to death over war crimes
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was convicted in absentia along with 15 RSF commanders and allies.
TUESDAY, 21 JULY 2026, 16:05

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was convicted in absentia along with 15 RSF commanders and allies.

Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma is in court after being arrested in Johannesburg.

Senegal sack manager Pape Thiaw in the aftermath of the country’s exit at the last-32 stage of the 2026 World Cup.

16-year-old Gwen Klu will play for the West African country in the Billie Jean King Cup.

Climate change, poor rainfall, deforestation, overgrazing and crop pests are to blame, say experts.

South Africa and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams dies at the age of 25, just weeks after featuring for his country at the World Cup.

Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi breaks the 27-year-old men’s 1,000m world record at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco, and Julien Alfred runs a stunning 200m.

A new species of sea slug has been named after Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha to mark his performance against Spain at the World Cup.

Watch as the Egyptian football team return to a hero’s welcome from their fans.

In the footage widely shared in South Africa, King Misuzulu threatens to physically assault his wife and accuses her of cheating.

Morocco fan reflects on their World Cup journey.

Football is the common bond for the immigrants and refugees who play matches in a Maine park, and has helped them develop a sense of community in a foreign land.

He is accused of using romance scams to defraud $8m, with the alleged profits flaunted on Instagram.

Lawyers are calling for an end to traditions like bowing before judges and addressing them as “My Lord or “My Lady”.

BBC Verify looks at multiple incidents linked to misinformation during latest Ebola outbreak, which has infected more than 1,700 people and killed 580 in DR Congo since mid-May.

Watch the bizarre moment Morocco’s press conference was disrupted by two journalists arguing, leading to a very perplexed-looking Brahim Diaz.

False claims about Ebola are linked to attacks on treatment facilities, assaults on health workers and disruptions to burials.

The ICC has been looking into atrocities committed in Darfur over the past three years.

The Egyptian FA lodges a complaint with Fifa and demands an investigation into “double standards” of officiating in the controversial defeat by Argentina.

Adeniyi Adeyemi allegedly forged a letter of appointment and secured funding for an agency the presidency knew nothing about.

El-Obeid has been under “siege-like conditions” for 18 months says the UN human rights chief.