BBC News - Africa
Updated: 6 hours 39 min ago
Tue, 11/16/2021 - 18:16
South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia will co-host the men's Cricket World Cup in 2027.
Tue, 11/16/2021 - 16:53
Injury means Nigerian basketball star Ezinne Kalu is set to miss the qualifiers for the Women's Basketball World Cup
Tue, 11/16/2021 - 16:34
Fifa will review South Africa's defeat by Ghana in 2022 World Cup qualifying after the South Africa FA made a complaint.
Tue, 11/16/2021 - 16:32
PC Fletcher was killed outside the Libyan Embassy in 1984 during a protest by anti-Gaddafi activists.
Tue, 11/16/2021 - 14:30
Fifa could ban Zimbabwe from international football after the board of its football association was suspended by a government commission.
Tue, 11/16/2021 - 13:06
Seven wardens have been arrested after three men escape a maximum-security facility near Nairobi.
Tue, 11/16/2021 - 11:39
At least 24 people are injured in the blasts near parliament and the city's police HQ.
Tue, 11/16/2021 - 00:18
Tens of thousands of Nigerians took to the streets last October as part of the #EndSars protests.
Mon, 11/15/2021 - 18:03
The officers covered up the torture and killing of Alexander Monson, a judge in Mombasa rules.
Mon, 11/15/2021 - 11:02
South Africa's FA is to protest to Fifa about the refereeing during Sunday's decisive World Cup qualifying loss to Ghana.
Mon, 11/15/2021 - 01:06
The stability of the Horn of Africa in part rests on a peaceful resolution to Ethiopia's civil war.
Sun, 11/14/2021 - 19:24
Five soldiers serving with the African Union are found guilty of killing seven civilians in Golweyn.
Sun, 11/14/2021 - 19:11
DR Congo reach the play-off phase of African World Cup qualifying when beating Benin 2-0 in Kinshasa on Sunday.
Sun, 11/14/2021 - 15:26
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, wanted on war crimes charges at an international court, registers as a candidate.
Sun, 11/14/2021 - 01:26
The accountant-turned-novelist's 49 books have sold more than 140 million copies worldwide.
Sun, 11/14/2021 - 01:08
When 20 people fled a passenger plane it shed light on migration routes as well as airport safety.
Sun, 11/14/2021 - 01:02
Senegal's only circus troupe was set up to help child beggars get off the streets.
Sat, 11/13/2021 - 20:01
Three people are killed by scorpion stings after storms brought the creatures onto the streets.
Sat, 11/13/2021 - 19:56
Five protesters were killed, medics say, days after military leaders tightened their grip on power.
Sat, 11/13/2021 - 19:23
Cameroon's battle with Ivory Coast for one 2022 World Cup play-off spot will go down to the wire, as will Nigeria's tussle with Cape Verde.
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