TWO Nigerian girls have been burnt to death by their boyfriends in Burkina Faso, A Catholic source claims. The incident…
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THE death of a well-known actress, killed in cross-fire in the north of Khartoum, has shocked residents of Sudan’s capital.…
DIVORCE court papers seen by the BBC allege that the daughter of Zimbabwe’s ex-President Robert Mugabe owned 25 residential properties,…
ZAMBIAN police have surrounded the house of ex-President Edgar Lungu in the capital, Lusaka, and demanded access to search it.…
THE death toll from landslides and floods in Rwanda has now risen to more than 100 amid heavy rains in…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Kenya to follow up on the humanitarian and security situation in Sudan following…
TWO extra evacuation flights carrying British nationals have left Sudan, as UK efforts now turn to diplomacy and humanitarian aid.…
SUDAN’s warring rivals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia, the United Nations’ special representative in…
PORT Sudan is rapidly becoming a crucial hub in the midst of Sudan’s violence. The BBC’s Chief International Correspondent Lyse…
AROUND 2,000 people have arrived in Saudi Arabia’s coastal city of Jeddah, after being evacuated amid chaotic scenes from Port…
A FAMILY fleeing Sudan say they are among thousands stuck at the border with Egypt because drivers are demanding $40,000…
AN ATTACK on a military base in eastern Burkina Faso has killed 33 soldiers and wounded 12 others in the…
A ZIMBABWEAN court on Friday sentenced an opposition politician to four years in prison for inciting public violence over a…
ONE of Sudan’s duelling generals, who leads the paramilitary force fighting the country’s army, has told the BBC he will…
RIVAL factions of Sudan’s military have agreed to renew a three-day ceasefire, shortly before it was due to expire. The…
AN innocent man who was sentenced to death following the 2011 murder of a British tourist has had his conviction…
FIGHTING is continuing in parts of Sudan despite a 72-hour ceasefire largely holding. Speaking via phone from Omdurman, the city…
AT least 55 migrants have been killed when their Europe-bound dinghy sank off the coast of Libya, the UN’s migration…
EVERYONE finds selling on the streets the easiest way to survive, but you have to be creative.” Noel Ngwenya, 44,…
A SECOND evacuation flight rescuing UK nationals from war-torn Sudan has landed in Cyprus. The passengers and a further 39…