Meet the football grannies of Africa
Teams from across the continent, created to boost the health of older women, face off in a tournament.
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Police seek to reassure South Africans over sexual abuse of seven-year-old girl
The lack of progress in the case of an alleged rape of a seven-year-old has sparked angry protests.
UN appalled by ‘credible reports’ of Sudan civilian killings
There are “horrific videos” of “armed men executing civilians in cold blood”, the UN’s Volker Türk says.
‘How I survived Nigeria attack that killed my 16 friends’
The hunters were on their way home when they were stopped by vigilantes in an attack that shocked Nigeria.
News24 | Baffled Lesotho seeks to engage with US on ‘shocking’ tariffs
Lesotho scrambled to put together a delegation on Friday to head to Washington to engage with the United States on tariffs that risk wiping out nearly half of its exports, its trade minister said, in what could be a death blow to its economy.
US envoy says he’s working on DR Congo minerals deal
DR Congo hopes that US involvement in its minerals sector would help deter Rwandan-backed rebels.
Feasts, frogs and flowers: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
News24 | Lesotho to send delegation to US ‘urgently’ after tariffs hike
Lesotho said Thursday it will send a government delegation to the United States to plead its case after Washington imposed 50% tariffs on its imports, the highest for a single nation.
Zambians protest over heinous child rape reports
Protesters in Zambia call for a change in the law after heinous child rape reports.
Adesina: Africa can’t rely on benevolence of others
The African Development Bank president tells the BBC how poverty shaped his world views.
Is South Africa’s coalition government about to fall apart?
The pro-business DA rejects the budget leaving the ANC to rely on other parties to get it passed in parliament.
South Africa and Nigeria among countries hit by Trump’s tariffs
Some of the highest rates will be levied on smaller African countries, with goods from Lesotho facing 50% tariffs.
‘Without sport I’d probably be a criminal’ – Olympic champion Tebogo
Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo says he could have turned to a life of crime in Botswana had it not been for sport.
Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape after eight years in South African jail
Timothy Omotoso was accused of raping several of his congregants in a trial that gripped the country.
Niger’s military leaders free ministers, but not ousted president
President Mohamed Bazoum has been under house arrest since the 2023 military takeover.
Ex-Shell boss tasked with cleaning up Nigeria’s oil sector
President Tinubu restructures the NNPC, a company which has long struggled with corruption allegations.
Death sentence for three Americans over DR Congo coup attempt overturned
The Americans are among 37 people sentenced to death last September by a military court.
News24 | Dozens of arrested protesters appear in Harare court following anti-Mnangagwa stayaway
More than 95 protesters arrested on Monday in Zimbabwe appeared in the Harare Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday afternoon.
Nigeria’s spectacular horse parade closing Ramadan
In the city of Dutse, thousands filled the streets to celebrate a centuries-old festival.
News24 | Zimbabwe’s streets deserted as mass stayaway shuts down schools, workplaces
Planned protests in Zimbabwe calling for the resignation of President Emmerson Mnangagwa turned into a massive stayaway on Monday.
BBC finds fear, loss and hope in Sudan’s ruined capital after army victory
Our correspondent enters Khartoum just days after Sudan’s army recaptured it from the Rapid Support Forces after a six-month offensive.