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BBC News - Africa
Updated: 1 hour 31 min ago

SA court rejects ANC bid to de-register Zuma party

Tue, 26/03/2024 - 09:18
South Africa's governing ANC wanted to stop the party backed by the ex-president from running in May.

Former prime minister concedes to Senegal opposition

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 17:28
Ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba calls Bassirou Diomaye Faye to congratulate him on his victory.

From jail to Africa's youngest elected president

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 16:48
Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become the African continent's youngest democratically elected leader.

From jailed unknown to Africa's youngest president

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 16:48
Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become the African continent's youngest democratically elected leader.

From jailed unknown to Africa's youngest president

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 16:48
Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become the African continent's youngest democratically elected leader.

Former prime minister concedes to Senegal opposition

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 16:18
Ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba calls Bassirou Diomaye Faye to congratulate him on his victory.

Binance official escapes Nigerian custody

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 15:44
Nadeem Anjarwalla's family say he left "lawfully" but the authorities say he had a "smuggled passport".

Binance official escapes Nigerian custody - reports

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 14:52
Nadeem Anjarwalla has left the country after a month in custody, a family source tells the BBC.

Crush at Nigeria cash hand-out kills seven

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 11:43
Children were among the victims of the crush at the charity event that attracted a big crowd.

Stampede at Nigeria cash hand-out kills seven

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 11:43
Children were among the victims of the crush at the charity event that attracted a big crowd.

Nigeria mourns Nollywood comedy titan, dead at 61

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 11:32
Amaechi Muonagor was a loved Nollywood legend, whose career spanned over two decades.

Nigeria mourns Nollywood comedy titan, dead at 61

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 11:32
Amaechi Muonagor was a loved Nollywood legend, whose career spanned over two decades.

Opposition leader ahead to win Senegal presidency

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 02:00
Several rivals declare Bassirou Diomaye Faye winner of the delayed election as votes are still being counted.

Salt bricks and other African architectural ideas

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 01:34
What the world can learn from innovative designs in a future with scarce resources.

Salt bricks and other African architectural ideas

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 01:34
What the world can learn from innovative designs in a future with scarce resources.

Salt bricks and other African architectural ideas

Mon, 25/03/2024 - 01:34
What the world can learn from innovative designs in a future with scarce resources.

Africa Live: Veteran Nollywood star Amaechi Muonagor dies at 62

Sun, 24/03/2024 - 20:32
The comedy legend appeared in a viral video a few days ago begging for financial help to undergo a kidney transplant in India - and more

Nigerian pupils taken in mass abduction freed

Sun, 24/03/2024 - 14:42
Gunmen rode through the school in Kuriga in north-western Nigeria seizing children as young as eight.

A key vote in one of Africa's most stable countries

Sun, 24/03/2024 - 14:13
Seven million people are casting their vote in Senegal as they choose their new president.

Abductors release more than 280 Nigerian pupils

Sun, 24/03/2024 - 07:00
Gunmen rode through the school in Kuriga in north-western Nigeria seizing children as young as eight.