Tag Archive for: BBC News

Kidnapped Nigerian retired general dies in captivity/in /by
Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar's death highlights continuing security challenges facing parts of the country.
Ghana government wants review of Partey Canada ban/in /by
Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey is banned from entering Canada for their opening game of the World Cup.
Partey denied entry to Canada for Ghana’s World Cup opener/in /by
Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will miss his nation's first World Cup game in Toronto against Panama, after being denied entry to Canada.
Mother finds body of missing son two days after Kenya’s Ebola quarantine centre protests/in /by
Sylvester Muigai Ndung'u was in Nanyuki to fetch a school uniform on Tuesday, his mother says.
‘Surrender or face full force’ of state, Nigerian president warns armed groups/in /by
Bola Tinubu was addressing the nation on Democracy Day, marking the return to civilian rule in 1999.
‘Nightmare from start to finish’ for South Africa in opener/in /by
Former captain Dean Furman says South Africa were "miles off it" in their World Cup opener against Mexico, as many on the continent 'hate-watch' Bafana Bafana.
Ethiopia’s Tsegay handed four-month doping ban/in /by
Former two-time world champion Gudaf Tsegay is banned for four months after admitting the presence of a prohibited substance in an out-of-competition test.
London council takes possession of property linked to Sierra Leone’s First Lady/in /by
Southwark Council in south London takes possession of a property linked to Sierra Leone's Fatima Bio.
South Africa trolled by African fans in wake of World Cup loss/in /by
The taunting reflects anger from parts of the continent over reports of xenophobia in South Africa.
Injuries force Ezzalzouli & Aguerd out of World Cup/in /by
Morocco forward Abde Ezzalzouli and defender Nayef Aguerd withdraw from their squad because of injury, two days before their World Cup opener against Brazil.