Entries by BBC News

Ghana opposition demands voter roll audit

The electoral commission says that any problems that have been highlighted have been corrected.

South Sudan’s vital oil exports cleared to resume

Infrastructure damaged by Sudan's war has been repaired but it is not clear if the RSF will co-operate.

South Sudan’s vital oil exports cleared to resume

Infrastructure damaged by Sudan's war has been repaired but it is not clear if the RSF will co-operate.

Four children trapped in freezer in Namibia die

Police believe they were accidentally trapped while playing but an investigation is under way.

Starvation in war-hit Sudan ‘almost everywhere’ – WHO

The head of the UN health agency says the world's attention to Sudan is "really low" and race is a factor.

Al-Qaeda-linked group says it was behind Mali attack

The authorities say the situation is now under control after gunshots were heard in Bamako.

Sierra Leone building collapse kills 10

People remain trapped under the rubble of a seven-storey building in the capital Freetown.

Dozens of Muslim worshippers killed in Nigeria crash

A bus transporting people to an Eid-el-Maulud celebration collided with a lorry in Kaduna state.

‘Controlling 22 players on the field is amazing’

The number of female football referees in Africa and worldwide has grown but women like Gbemisola Yusuf remain underrepresented.

‘Controlling 22 players on the field is amazing’

The number of female football referees in Africa and worldwide has grown but women like Gbemisola Yusuf remain underrepresented.