You are here

BBC Africa

Subscribe to BBC Africa feed BBC Africa
BBC News - Africa
Updated: 1 day 12 hours ago

First pharaoh's tomb found in Egypt since Tutankhamun's

Wed, 02/19/2025 - 23:06
It is the first royal tomb to be found since King Tutankhaman's over a century ago.
Categories: Africa

Uganda discharges Ebola patients

Wed, 02/19/2025 - 18:50
The health minister says the patients have recovered, and should not be stigmatised.
Categories: Africa

South Africa's finance minister fails to unveil budget after tax row

Wed, 02/19/2025 - 17:44
Coalition partners object to a hike in VAT, forcing Enoch Godongwana to postpone his budget speech.
Categories: Africa

Lookman says penalty criticism by own coach 'deeply disrespectful'

Wed, 02/19/2025 - 16:45
Atalanta's Ademola Lookman says comments by his coach Gian Piero Gasperini describing him as "one of the worst penalty takers" were "deeply disrespectful".
Categories: Africa

Netherlands to return stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Wed, 02/19/2025 - 14:39
The Dutch Minister of Culture says he hopes this move will address the "historical injustice".
Categories: Africa

'Nothing is impossible' says graduate refugee

Wed, 02/19/2025 - 11:18
Abdullahi Abdi said the achievement had made all his "difficulties and sacrifices" worthwhile.
Categories: Africa

Even in his final seconds of life, first gay imam pushed boundaries

Wed, 02/19/2025 - 01:16
Peers and scholars reflect on the role Muhsin Hendricks played in the LGBTQ+ and Islamic communities.
Categories: Africa

Even in his final seconds of life, first gay imam pushed boundaries

Wed, 02/19/2025 - 01:16
Peers and scholars reflect on the role Muhsin Hendricks played in the LGBTQ+ and Islamic communities.
Categories: Africa

Even in his final seconds of life, first gay imam pushed boundaries

Wed, 02/19/2025 - 01:16
Peers and scholars reflected on the role Hendricks played within the LGBTQ+ and Islamic communities.
Categories: Africa

Alleged slave 'excited about the pound' - UN judge

Tue, 02/18/2025 - 20:30
Lydia Mugambe told police her alleged victim had been "acting funny", Oxford Crown Court hears.
Categories: Africa

Rebels leave families devastated in wake of DR Congo advance

Tue, 02/18/2025 - 18:52
The BBC meets residents of Goma following the rebel takeover and those being forced by the M23 to leave camps.
Categories: Africa

Rebels leave families devastated in wake of DR Congo advance

Tue, 02/18/2025 - 18:52
The BBC meets residents of Goma following the rebel takeover and those being forced by the M23 to leave camps.
Categories: Africa

Rebels leave families devastated in wake of DR Congo advance

Tue, 02/18/2025 - 18:52
The BBC meets residents of Goma following the rebel takeover and those being forced by the M23 to leave camps.
Categories: Africa

'They shot my dad in front of me' - African refugees eye Olympics

Tue, 02/18/2025 - 14:50
After fleeing conflict, over 100 athletes from across Africa attend trials in Kenya in the hope of becoming part of the Refugee Olympic Team.
Categories: Africa

'They shot my dad in front of me' - African refugees eye Olympics

Tue, 02/18/2025 - 14:50
After fleeing conflict, over 100 athletes from across Africa attend trials in Kenya in the hope of becoming part of the Refugee Olympic Team.
Categories: Africa

Villagers killed execution-style in Sudan, activists say

Tue, 02/18/2025 - 14:33
More than 200 civilians have been killed by paramilitaries, a rights group says.
Categories: Africa

Mauritius ex-PM bailed after 'suitcases of cash' arrest

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 16:43
Pravind Jugnauth was charged with money laundering, which he denies, following a dramatic arrest.
Categories: Africa

South Africa police 'hot on heels' of suspects in gay imam killing

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 14:24
The killing of Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure in the gay Muslim community, has shocked many.
Categories: Africa

Detained Ugandan opposition figure treated in clinic overnight

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 10:03
There are concerns about Kizza Besigye's health as his hunger strike enters a second week.
Categories: Africa

Second DR Congo city falls to Rwanda-backed rebels

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 18:36
Some people cheered as the fighters entered the city without resistance, two days after taking the airport.
Categories: Africa

Pages

THIS IS THE NEW BETA VERSION OF EUROPA VARIETAS NEWS CENTER - under construction
the old site is here

Copy & Drop - Can`t find your favourite site? Send us the RSS or URL to the following address: info(@)europavarietas(dot)org.