Entries by BBC News

Kenya tournament chiefs admit errors over viral tennis wildcard

The organisers of a professional women's tournament which has gone viral because of a wildcard player's poor performance acknowledge she should not have been allowed to play.

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ‘devastated’ by death of young son

The Half of a Yellow Sun and We Should All Be Feminists writer's twin boys were born in 2024.

Ex-Ghana minister detained by US immigration

Ken Ofori-Atta's lawyers say he is co-operating and is in the process of changing his US visa status.

US halts assistance to Somalia over claims food aid was illegally seized

Somalia denies the claims and says the 76 tonnes of aid is still in the hands of the World Food Programme.

Rare mountain gorilla twins born in Africa’s oldest national park

Trackers in DR Congo's Virunga National Park spotted the babies being hugged by their mother on Saturday.

Nigeria’s ex-justice minister granted bail in $6m corruption case

Abubakar Malami was one of the most influential figures in the administration of former President Buhari.

Plot to kill Burkina Faso leader foiled, says junta

The security minister accuses neighbouring Ivory Coast of funding the plan to kill Capt Traoré.

Children killed after drone hits home in Sudan, medics say

At least 13 people, including eight children, have been killed in the strike in el-Obeid city, medics say.

At least 22 Ethiopian migrants killed in ‘horrific’ road crash

About 85 Ethiopian migrants were trying to leave the country when the accident occurred, authorities say.

Israel’s foreign minister on historic visit to Somaliland

In a controversial move, Israel became the first nation to acknowledge Somaliland as an independent state.