Entries by BBC News

Dozens of Ghanaians trafficked in job scam rescued in Nigeria /in /by

The victims, mostly young men, were lured with promises of football contracts or other jobs abroad.

Liberian president killed in coup gets state funeral after 45 years /in /by

William Tolbert was killed during the 1980 coup - his body was then believed to be dumped in a mass grave.

Losing a baby, rescuing a child and dodging air strikes in Sudan’s civil war /in /by

A 19-year-old tells the BBC how she miscarried as she fled attacks in the western Darfur region.

‘I lost a baby and then rescued a child dodging air strikes in Sudan’s civil war’ /in /by

A 19-year-old tells the BBC how she miscarried as she fled attacks in the western Darfur region.

‘I lost a baby and then rescued a child dodging air strikes in Sudan’s civil war’ /in /by

A 19-year-old tells the BBC how she miscarried as she fled attacks in the western Darfur region.

‘I lost a baby and then rescued a child dodging air strikes in Sudan’s civil war’ /in /by

A 19-year-old tells the BBC how she miscarried as she fled attacks in the western Darfur region.

Kenyan vendor shot by police during protests dies after life support switched off /in /by

Boniface Kariuki, 22, was shot in the head, sparking outrage among Kenyans.

One of Nigeria’s richest men buried in Saudi Arabia /in /by

An uncle of Africa’s richest man, Dantata left behind 21 children and 121 grand children

Three days of protests leave seven dead in Togo, rights groups say /in /by

The authorities threaten legal action against the organisers of the protests about the country's leader.

‘Women’s football did not used to be given attention’ /in /by

Kawtar Bentaleb, a goalkeeper for top-flight club FUS Rabat, says staging the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations will boost the women's game in Morocco.