Entries by BBC News

‘Trailblazing’ Ugandan player joins women’s rugby team /in /by

'Trailblazing' Peace Lekuru, who has signed for York Valkyrie, is 'hopefully the first of many'.

‘I felt an unspoken pressure to smile’ – Kenyan women in the workplace /in /by

Is the pressure to be likeable holding women back at work?

‘I felt an unspoken pressure to smile’ – Kenyan women in the workplace /in /by

Is the pressure to be likeable holding women back at work?

‘I felt an unspoken pressure to smile’ – Kenyan women in the workplace /in /by

Is the pressure to be likeable holding women back at work?

Mali charges ex-PM with undermining the state over post on X /in /by

Moussa Mara expressed solidarity with opposition figures held after political parties were dissolved.

I no longer identify as Nigerian, UK opposition leader says /in /by

The Conservative Party leader says she has not renewed her passport for Nigeria, where she grew up, in years.

Rhino horns turned radioactive to fight poachers in South Africa /in /by

The scheme is the latest innovation in decades of work aiming to protect South Africa’s rhinos.

Rhino horns turned radioactive to fight poachers in South Africa /in /by

The scheme is the latest innovation in decades of work aiming to protect South Africa’s rhinos.

Trump hits South Africa with 30% tariffs – no African country has a higher rate /in /by

Relations between the US and South Africa have hit rock bottom after Trump's return to office.

Ballet and bioluminescence: Africa’s top shots /in /by

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.