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BBC News - Africa
Updated: 1 hour 56 min ago

'Grave robbers took my daughter's cross and my mother's - twice'

Thu, 20/02/2025 - 01:28
Graves in the Tanzanian city of Morogoro are being targeted as people steal metal crosses to sell on.

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

Wed, 19/02/2025 - 22:06
It is the first royal tomb to be found since King Tutankhaman's over a century ago.

Uganda discharges Ebola patients

Wed, 19/02/2025 - 17:50
The health minister says the patients have recovered, and should not be stigmatised.

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

Wed, 19/02/2025 - 16:44
Coalition partners object to a hike in VAT, forcing Enoch Godongwana to postpone his budget speech.

Lookman says penalty criticism by own coach 'deeply disrespectful'

Wed, 19/02/2025 - 15:45
Atalanta's Ademola Lookman says comments by his coach Gian Piero Gasperini describing him as "one of the worst penalty takers" were "deeply disrespectful".

Netherlands to return stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Wed, 19/02/2025 - 13:39
The Dutch Minister of Culture says he hopes this move will address the "historical injustice".

'Nothing is impossible' says graduate refugee

Wed, 19/02/2025 - 10:18
Abdullahi Abdi said the achievement had made all his "difficulties and sacrifices" worthwhile.

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

Wed, 19/02/2025 - 00:16
Peers and scholars reflect on the role Muhsin Hendricks played in the LGBTQ+ and Islamic communities.

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

Wed, 19/02/2025 - 00:16
Peers and scholars reflect on the role Muhsin Hendricks played in the LGBTQ+ and Islamic communities.

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

Wed, 19/02/2025 - 00:16
Peers and scholars reflected on the role Hendricks played within the LGBTQ+ and Islamic communities.

Alleged slave 'excited about the pound' - UN judge

Tue, 18/02/2025 - 19:30
Lydia Mugambe told police her alleged victim had been "acting funny", Oxford Crown Court hears.

Rebels leave families devastated in wake of DR Congo advance

Tue, 18/02/2025 - 17:52
The BBC meets residents of Goma following the rebel takeover and those being forced by the M23 to leave camps.

Rebels leave families devastated in wake of DR Congo advance

Tue, 18/02/2025 - 17:52
The BBC meets residents of Goma following the rebel takeover and those being forced by the M23 to leave camps.

Rebels leave families devastated in wake of DR Congo advance

Tue, 18/02/2025 - 17:52
The BBC meets residents of Goma following the rebel takeover and those being forced by the M23 to leave camps.

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

Tue, 18/02/2025 - 13:50
After fleeing conflict, over 100 athletes from across Africa attend trials in Kenya in the hope of becoming part of the Refugee Olympic Team.

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

Tue, 18/02/2025 - 13:50
After fleeing conflict, over 100 athletes from across Africa attend trials in Kenya in the hope of becoming part of the Refugee Olympic Team.

Villagers killed execution-style in Sudan, activists say

Tue, 18/02/2025 - 13:33
More than 200 civilians have been killed by paramilitaries, a rights group says.

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

Mon, 17/02/2025 - 15:43
Pravind Jugnauth was charged with money laundering, which he denies, following a dramatic arrest.

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

Mon, 17/02/2025 - 13:24
The killing of Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure in the gay Muslim community, has shocked many.

Detained Ugandan opposition figure treated in clinic overnight

Mon, 17/02/2025 - 09:03
There are concerns about Kizza Besigye's health as his hunger strike enters a second week.