Tag Archive for: BBC News

Abula – Nigeria’s indigenous game with lofty ambitions/in /by
Abula, a Nigerian sport inspired by the Yoruba concept of a balanced meal, aims to grow from a local pastime into an internationally recognised game.
Eight students arrested in Kenya after suspected deadly school arson attack/in /by
Sixteen pupils died in the fire that ripped through a dormitory while they were asleep.
Kenya court halts opening of US Ebola quarantine facility in the country/in /by
A 50-bed isolation unit in Kenya for US citizens was due to open on Friday, a US official said.
Questions over safety as 16 pupils die in another Kenya school fire/in /by
Several parents were still waiting for news of their children roughly 12 hours after the fire.
What is Ebola and why is stopping the latest outbreak so difficult?/in /by
An outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo involves a rare species of the virus and is in an area affected by conflict.
Ghana welcomes Pope’s apology over Catholic Church’s role in slavery/in /by
The West African nation was one of the main gateways for the transatlantic slave trade.
Ebola-hit DR Congo faces ‘catastrophic collision’ of disease and conflict, WHO warns/in /by
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said fighting in DR Congo was hampering efforts to stop spread
First Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa over immigration protests land in Accra/in /by
It follows recent protests that have led to fears there could be a resurgence in xenophobic violence.
PSG’s Hakimi in Morocco squad despite injury/in /by
Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi is named in the Atlas Lions' World Cup squad despite the injury he sustained in the Champions League semi-finals against Bayern Munich.
South African president mounts legal challenge against report that could lead to impeachment/in /by
Cyril Ramaphosa argues that the authors of the report "misconceived" their mandate.