Entries by BBC News

Namibia opposition refuses to recognise poll result /in /by

Presidential candidate Panduleni Itula alleges electoral malpractice after voting was extended.

‘They threw her body into the ocean’ – woman dies on boat headed for French island /in /by

Woman's body thrown overboard after boat abandoned by people smugglers in the Indian Ocean.

‘They threw her body into the ocean’ – woman dies on boat headed for French island /in /by

Woman's body thrown overboard after boat abandoned by people smugglers in the Indian Ocean.

‘They threw her body into the ocean’ – woman dies on boat headed for French island /in /by

Woman's body thrown overboard after boat abandoned by people smugglers in the Indian Ocean.

Artists imagine a new utopia for Kenya’s capital /in /by

Creatives in Nairobi unleash their imaginations in an effort to inspire a new future for the city.

Artists imagine a new utopia for Kenya’s capital /in /by

Creatives in Nairobi unleash their imaginations in an effort to inspire a new future for the city.

Malian singer detained in Belgium in child custody row /in /by

The 50-year-old is being held after being extradited from Italy, according to reports.

Mauritius asks for review of Chagos Islands deal with UK /in /by

The announcement comes after Mauritius's new prime minister expressed doubts over the deal.

Eritrean refugees describe police crackdown in Ethiopia /in /by

Hundreds have reportedly detained in recent weeks as relations between the two countries worsen.

France admits colonial ‘massacre’, says Senegal’s leader /in /by

Dozens - perhaps hundreds - of West African troops who fought for France in World War Two were killed.