Tag Archive for: BBC News

Dozens of Ghanaians trafficked in job scam rescued in Nigeria/in /by
The victims, mostly young men, were lured with promises of football contracts or other jobs abroad.
Liberian president killed in coup to get state funeral after 45 years/in /by
William Tolbert was killed during the 1980 coup - his body was then believed to be dumped in a mass grave.
Losing a baby, rescuing a child and dodging air strikes in Sudan’s civil war/in /by
A 19-year-old tells the BBC how she miscarried as she fled attacks in the western Darfur region.
Kenyan vendor shot by police during protests dies after life support switched off/in /by
Boniface Kariuki, 22, was shot in the head, sparking outrage among Kenyans.
One of Nigeria’s richest men set to be buried in Saudi Arabia/in /by
An uncle of Africa’s richest man, Dantata left behind 21 children and 121 grand children
Three days of protests leave seven dead in Togo, rights groups say/in /by
The authorities threaten legal action against the organisers of the protests about the country's leader.
‘Women’s football did not used to be given attention’/in /by
Kawtar Bentaleb, a goalkeeper for top-flight club FUS Rabat, says staging the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations will boost the women's game in Morocco.
Morocco eyes next step to become football superpower/in /by
As Morocco hosts a second successive Women's Africa Cup of Nations finals, the kingdom continues towards its target of becoming a football superpower.
Morocco eyes next step to become football superpower/in /by
As Morocco hosts a second successive Women's Africa Cup of Nations finals, the kingdom continues towards its target of becoming a football superpower.
Queen of Katwe’s gambit still in play for Uganda’s slum chess players/in /by
A famous chess club is still producing champions, but faces a daily struggle to survive.