Entries by BBC News

‘Abducted’ Ugandan student jailed over anti-Museveni TikTok video

The opposition allege the undergraduate, who pleaded for forgiveness in court, was tortured.

Besieged Sudan city residents face starvation, UN warns

El-Fasher, encircled by RSF paramilitary fighters, has not had food deliveries for over a year.

Nigeria’s champion women basketballers promised $100,000 each

D'Tigress won their seventh Afrobasket title over the weekend and a spot at the World Cup.

Nigeria’s champion women basketballers promised $100,000 each

D'Tigress won their seventh Afrobasket title over the weekend and a spot at the World Cup.

Ghanaian footballer Thomas Partey granted bail on rape charges

The former Arsenal midfielder has been given conditional bail

‘I love to dance’ – social media boosts Masaka during injury-hit season

After missing out on Wafcon 2024, Tanzania forward Aisha Masaka says social media has helped her stay in touch with home and lifted her spirits.

‘I love to dance’ – social media boosts Masaka during injury-hit season

After missing out on Wafcon 2024, Tanzania forward Aisha Masaka says social media has helped her stay in touch with home and lifted her spirits.

South African farm worker says he was forced to feed women to pigs

At the start of a murder trial, a farm supervisor says his boss ordered him to dispose of two women's bodies.

Sierra Leone WWII hero commemorated in UK town

John Henry Smythe is being remembered as a heroic WWII resident after being given a blue plaque.

People in Sudan’s besieged city face starvation, UN warns

The World Food Programme says el-Fasher, encircled by RSF paramilitary fighters, has not had food deliveries for over a year.