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Almost 70,000 South Africans interested in US asylum

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 16:10
This follows President Donald Trump's February executive order offering Afrikaners refugee status.
Categories: Africa

Nigeria's president declares emergency in oil-rich state

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 15:26
Bola Tinubu's move, which some have questioned, follows a political crisis and an oil pipeline blast.
Categories: Africa

Ghana journalist awarded $18m in US after suing ex-MP

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 12:29
Kennedy Agyapong alleged Anas Aremeyaw Anas was behind the murder of a colleague, among other claims.
Categories: Africa

DR Congo and Rwanda call for ceasefire in Qatar talks

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 09:20
The meeting comes amid an M23 advance that has seen the rebels seize two cities in eastern DR Congo.
Categories: Africa

Ghosts of apartheid haunt South Africa as compensation anger brews

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 02:01
Anti-apartheid activists like Mzolisi Dyasi feel let down after the sacrifices they made for democracy.
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Ghosts of apartheid haunt South Africa as compensation anger brews

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 02:01
Anti-apartheid activists like Mzolisi Dyasi feel let down after the sacrifices they made for democracy.
Categories: Africa

Ghosts of apartheid haunt South Africa as compensation anger brews

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 02:01
Anti-apartheid activists like Mzolisi Dyasi feel let down after the sacrifices they made for democracy.
Categories: Africa

'Nigerian Senate is run like a cult', suspended MP tells BBC

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 01:12
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan says the system is trying "silence" her after she made sexual harassment allegations.
Categories: Africa

Missing South African girl was wanted for her 'eyes and skin'

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 21:42
Court witnesses reveal shocking details about the disappearance of Joshlin Smith.
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Last-minute deal to protect African penguins from extinction

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 16:59
No-go fishing zones agreed to stop vessels catching sardines and anchovies around breeding grounds.
Categories: Africa

Nigeria and Kenya among nations running out of HIV drugs - WHO

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 15:55
The warning comes as Africa begins to feel the impact of a massive review into US aid by Trump.
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The expelled envoy at the heart of the latest US-South Africa row

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 03:47
Pretoria's envoy to Washington Ebrahim Rasool riled officials after accusing Trump of white supremacism.
Categories: Africa

The expelled envoy at the heart of the latest US-South Africa row

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 03:47
Pretoria's envoy to Washington Ebrahim Rasool riled officials after accusing Trump of white supremacism.
Categories: Africa

The expelled envoy at the heart of the latest US-South Africa row

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 03:47
Pretoria's envoy to Washington Ebrahim Rasool riled officials after accusing Trump of white supremacism.
Categories: Africa

'No-one can handle another war' - Tigrayans fear fresh Ethiopian conflict

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 22:55
Residents in Ethiopia's north tell the BBC they are stocking up and taking cash out as tensions deepen.
Categories: Africa

'No-one can handle another war' - Tigrayans fear fresh Ethiopian conflict

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 22:55
Residents in Ethiopia's north tell the BBC they are stocking up and taking cash out as tensions deepen.
Categories: Africa

Rwanda severs ties with Belgium over 'neo-colonial delusions'

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 22:31
In a strongly worded statement, Rwanda accuses Belgium of "lies and manipulation".
Categories: Africa

Scientists at South African Antarctic base rocked by alleged assault

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 18:55
A spokesperson for the South African government told the BBC there had been an assault at the station.
Categories: Africa

Preston's Osmajic charged after Hannibal allegations

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 18:27
Preston striker Milutin Osmajic is charged by the Football Association after being accused of racially abusing Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri.
Categories: Africa

What is in store as Africa's 2026 World Cup qualifying resumes?

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 12:55
World Cup qualifiers resume after a nine-month hiatus, but what is at stake over the next two rounds and which big names are in danger of missing out?
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