Entries by BBC News

UN pleads for safe passage for civilians trapped in war-hit Sudan city /in /by

The fall of el-Fasher would cement the RSF's control of the west and reinforces a de facto split in the nation.

Mali shuts schools and universities as jihadist blockade worsens fuel crisis /in /by

The education minister says the movement of staff and students has been affected by the scarcity of fuel.

A coronation not a contest – Tanzania’s first female president faces little opposition /in /by

President Samia Suluhu Hassan faces no real competition at the polls amid a climate of self-censorship and fear.

A coronation not a contest – Tanzania’s first female president faces little opposition /in /by

President Samia Suluhu Hassan faces no real competition at the polls amid a climate of self-censorship and fear.

A coronation not a contest – Tanzania’s first female president faces little opposition /in /by

President Samia Suluhu Hassan faces no real competition at the polls amid a climate of self-censorship and fear.

Four killed in Cameroon protests as results due in contested election /in /by

An opposition candidate is challenging the incumbent president's 43-year hold on power.

Rebel group claims capture of key city in Sudan /in /by

The fall of el-Fasher would cement the RSF's control of the west and reinforces a de facto split in the nation.

Sudan’s fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war /in /by

The Jebel Marra area is neutral in the war but its produce cannot get out to feed a hungry nation.

Sudan’s fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war /in /by

The Jebel Marra area is neutral in the war but its produce cannot get out to feed a hungry nation.

Sudan’s fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war /in /by

The Jebel Marra area is neutral in the war but its produce cannot get out to feed a hungry nation.