Tag Archive for: BBC News

World’s oldest president to seek eighth term/in /by
Cameroon's Paul Biya, 92, has been power since 1982 and could govern until he is nearly 100.
Nigerian woman smuggled baby into UK using fake birth story/in /by
A baby will be placed for adoption in UK after being trafficked from Nigeria. She may never know her real parents.
Nigeria and Algeria progress at Wafcon after draw/in /by
Nigeria win Group B at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations and Algeria finish second after the two sides play out a goalless draw in Casablanca.
SA police minister suspended over organised crime allegations/in /by
Senzo Mchunu - who denies the claims - has been put on an immediate "leave of absence" by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
RSF storms cattle market and prison in ‘death trap’ Sudanese city/in /by
It is the first time RSF fighters have entered el-Fasher in such numbers since a siege began in May 2024.
Buhari – the austere Nigerian military ruler who defeated a sitting president/in /by
The former military ruler was "converted" to democracy and won the historic 2015 elections.
Buhari – the austere Nigerian military ruler who defeated a sitting president/in /by
The former military ruler was "converted" to democracy and won the historic 2015 elections.
Former Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari dies aged 82/in /by
The former military ruler was "converted" to democracy and won the historic 2015 elections.
Inside the Congolese mine vital to mobile phones, as rebels give BBC rare access/in /by
The US wants rights to DR Congo's minerals, but one vital mine is still in rebel hands.
BBC gains rare access to the Congolese mine powering mobile phones/in /by
The US wants rights to DR Congo's minerals, but one vital mine is still in rebel hands.