Entries by BBC News

The Ugandan mud wrestlers who became a global sensation /in /by

Videos of mud-covered wrestling fights from a Ugandan town have racked up over 500 million hits on social media.

The Ugandan mud wrestlers who became a global sensation /in /by

Videos of mud-covered wrestling fights from a Ugandan town have racked up over 500 million hits on social media.

UN court backs E Guinea in Gabon dispute over islands in oil-rich waters /in /by

Equatorial Guinea has been rowing with Gabon for decades over three islands in potentially oil-rich waters.

Tanzania president warns ‘meddling’ Kenyan activists /in /by

President Samia says she will not allow external efforts to undermine her country's peace and stability.

South Africa to pursue appeal against Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape /in /by

Timothy Omotoso, who denies assaulting women from his church, has reportedly returned to Nigeria.

Nigeria’s fierce political rivals share joke at pope’s inaugural mass /in /by

President Bola Tinubu defeated Peter Obi in the 2023 elections - and may face off again in 2027.

BBC uncovers child sex abuse in South Africa’s illegal mines /in /by

An investigation into the illicit mining sector reveals a world of child exploitation.

BBC uncovers child sex abuse in South Africa’s illegal mines /in /by

An investigation into the illicit mining sector reveals a world of child exploitation.

BBC uncovers child sex abuse in South Africa’s illegal mines /in /by

An investigation into the illicit mining sector reveals a world of child exploitation.

Kenya’s ex-justice minister ‘deported’ from Tanzania /in /by

Karua was allowed into Tanzania last month but was stopped ahead of Tundu Lissu's latest court appearance.