Entries by BBC News

New wave of mass killings in Sudan alarms UN

Paramilitary fighters are accused of committing "atrocious crimes" in Gezira state.

Kejelcha sets new world half-marathon record

Ethiopian athlete Yomif Kejelcha sets a new world record on his way to winning the Valencia Half Marathon.

A party in power for 58 years pledges change for Botswana

President Masisi hopes to lead his party to victory, but the opposition says the nation needs to be saved.

A party in power for 58 years pledges change for Botswana

President Masisi hopes to lead his party to victory, but the opposition says the nation needs to be saved.

Time has come for reparations dialogue, Commonwealth heads agree

The UK had previously insisted the subject was not on the agenda at the leaders' summit in Samoa.

The man battling Nigeria’s ‘witch-hunters’

How one man is trying to protect people accused of witchcraft from lynchings and abuse.

The man battling Nigeria’s ‘witch-hunters’

How one man is trying to protect people accused of witchcraft from lynchings and abuse.

Why the King can’t say ‘sorry’ for slavery

Arguments about reparations rumbled once again this week as the King spoke at the Commonwealth summit in Samoa.

Why the King can’t say ‘sorry’ for slavery

Arguments about reparations rumbled once again this week as the King spoke at the Commonwealth summit in Samoa.

Backlash over photos of Somali men at UN women’s conference

Outrage erupts after Somalia’s family minister shares images on X of male delegates at a UN women's event.