Sri Lanka & Zimbabwe in Pakistan 2025
Fixtures, results and scorecards from Sri Lanka’s ODI tour of Pakistan, and the Twenty20 tri-series that follows which also involves Zimbabwe.
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Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria
The raid on a Christian school came amid a surge of attacks by armed groups in the African nation.
G20 summit boycotted by US closes in South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is a “renewed commitment to multilateral co-operation”.
Escalating war of words between Ethiopia and Eritrea triggers fears of conflict
The authorities in landlocked Ethiopia have ratcheted up rhetoric over access to an Eritrean port.
Will Trump’s no-show eclipse South Africa’s G20 moment?
The host nation’s goal of advocating for developing nations may be overshadowed by the absence of the US president.
AS FAR claim second African Women’s Champions League title
AS FAR beat debutants ASEC Mimosas 2-1 in the African Women’s Champions League final to become continental champions for the second time.
Pupils abducted from Catholic school in fresh Nigeria attack
Residents fear that close to 100 students and staff may have been taken during the early-morning raid.
South Africa calls gender violence a national disaster after protests
Fifteen women are killed every day in a country with one of the highest rates of gender violence in the world.
Starmer arrives in South Africa as G20 gathers without Trump
The prime minister is aiming to support British business on his trip to Johannesburg.
South African women arming themselves against gender violence
A growing number of women in South Africa are learning to use guns to protect themselves against gender-based violence.
Nigerian separatist leader sentenced to life for terrorism
Nnamdi Kanu is found guilty of inciting violence as part of his campaign for a separate state in south-east Nigeria.
Ethiopia receives historic artefacts held in Germany for 100 years
Ethiopia has welcomed the return as part of a broader push to repatriate items of national significance.
Hakimi and Chebbak named African players of the year
Achraf Hakimi and Ghizlane Chebbak deliver a double success for Morocco as they are named 2025 African men’s and women’s footballer of the year respectively.
Kenyan authorities paid trolls to threaten Gen Z protesters, Amnesty says
A widespread campaign sought to “silence and suppress” protesters, Amnesty International says.
Nicki Minaj supports contested Trump claim Christians being persecuted in Nigeria
The US-based Trinidadian rapper addressed the UN in New York alongside Trump administration officials, making claims that lack evidence.
Arsenal to end sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda
Arsenal announce the club will end their eight-year sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda at the conclusion of the 2025-26 season.
‘It would have been better if they’d killed me’: A forgotten war destroying women’s lives
Thousands of women have been raped in Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict, BBC Global Women finds.
Two schoolgirls escape Nigeria kidnap ordeal, official says
A teacher and a security guard die in the raid on a school in which 25 children and a teacher are abducted.
Poll unrest has ‘stained’ Tanzania’s global image, president says
Tanzania relies on foreign loans, but “what happened eroded our global credibility”, President Samia says.
Eswatini confirms receiving $5.1m from the US for accepting deportees
The kingdom acknowledges for the first time it received cash as part of a deal with Trump’s administration.