Nigeria blames jihadist groups for wave of kidnappings but others accuse criminal gangs
Analysts instead blame criminal gangs for the kidnapping of more than 250 schoolchildren last week.
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How Trump’s pledge to tackle Sudan atrocities could play out
The war is being fuelled by regional powers and the US president may have some leverage over them.
Guinea-Bissau’s coup called a ‘sham’ by West African political figures
Senegal’s prime minister and Nigeria’s former leader say they do not believe the military takeover was genuine.
Guinea-Bissau president flees to Senegal after coup
Umaro Sissoco Embaló has arrived in Senegal “safe and sound” on a chartered military plane, authorities say.
Daughter of Zambia’s unburied ex-president loses seat as MP
Zambia’s government is accused of ‘hypocrisy’ as fallout from ex-president’s death deepens.
Ex-president’s daughter resigns over allegations she duped South Africans to fight for Russia
Her resignation comes as a South African allegedly recruited to fight in Ukraine recounts the horrors of war to the BBC.
The kidnap gangs, jihadists and separatists wreaking havoc in Nigeria
The country faces many deadly security challenges, leaving the army and police severely overstretched.
General named new Guinea-Bissau leader a day after coup
Gen Horta N’Tam is sworn in during a ceremony at the army headquarters.
South Africa hits back after Trump says US won’t invite it for G20 next year
The US boycotted the G20 summit in Johannesburg over widely discredited claims of persecution of the white minority.
Police investigate theft of four dogs from Malawi presidential palace
Police search ex-President Chakwera’s residence after a suspect said the dogs were being kept there.
Stone-throwing anger unnerves Zambia’s ‘fix-it’ president
After 2021’s landslide win, Hakainde Hichilema has nine months to convince voters he deserves a second term.
Soldiers seize power in Guinea-Bissau and detain the president
The military takeover comes as the West African nation was awaiting the results of Sunday’s election.
Twenty-four Nigerian schoolgirls released over a week after abduction
Nigerian officials dispute reports that some 250 children remain missing after another mass school kidnap.
India suffer heaviest defeat as SA complete series sweep
South Africa hand India their heaviest defeat by runs to complete a compelling 2-0 series sweep in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Russian mercenaries accused of cold-blooded killings in Mali – BBC speaks to eyewitnesses
Refugees have given the BBC a harrowing account of atrocities committed by the Russian paramilitary force.
Catholic bishop hits out at Nigeria’s failure to rescue abducted schoolchildren
The police deny little is being done to find the 250 pupils and accuses the school of not co-operating.
Trump envoy denies bias as he pushes for Sudan peace plan
Efforts to negotiate an end to the war, which has displaced 12 million people, remain unfruitful.
Tanzania cancels independence day celebrations after election unrest
The opposition has been rallying people to gather on that day to protest against post-poll killings.
Nollywood actor Odira Nwobu dies in South Africa aged 43
News of his death has shocked many at home in Nigeria, prompting an outpouring of grief.
Ethiopian volcano eruption sends ash to Delhi, hitting flight operations
India’s aviation regulator has asked airline operators to “strictly avoid” volcanic ash affected areas.