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BBC News - Africa
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Huge data price hike sparks anger in Nigeria

Tue, 11/02/2025 - 12:23
Already suffering with high inflation rates, Nigerians are now facing bigger phone bills.

South Sudan president sacks top leaders and spy chief

Tue, 11/02/2025 - 10:46
No reasons were given for the dismissals announced through presidential decrees read on state media.

South Sudan president sacks top leaders and spy chief

Tue, 11/02/2025 - 10:46
No reasons were given for the dismissals announced through presidential decrees read on state media.

CAR leader launches meme-coin 'experiment'

Tue, 11/02/2025 - 08:11
President Touadéra says it could "unite people" but many have lost money on similar investments.

CAR leader launches meme-coin 'experiment'

Tue, 11/02/2025 - 08:11
President Touadéra says it could "unite people" but many have lost money on similar investments.

Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso

Tue, 11/02/2025 - 02:15
Three men tell the BBC they have crossed the border multiple times to fight the military.

Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso

Tue, 11/02/2025 - 02:15
Three men tell the BBC they have crossed the border multiple times to fight the military.

Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso

Tue, 11/02/2025 - 02:15
Three men tell the BBC they have crossed the border multiple times to fight the military.

Mother on hunger strike asks UK PM for help to free her son in Egypt

Mon, 10/02/2025 - 18:22
Laila Soueif has not eaten for 134 days as she campaigns for the release of her pro-democracy activist son from jail in Egypt.

Pink flamingos 'seized from smugglers' in Tunisia

Mon, 10/02/2025 - 17:25
Birds are discovered wrapped into packages and crammed inside crates, official photos show.

South Africa mourns pioneering female nuclear scientist

Mon, 10/02/2025 - 16:36
Senamile Masango, dubbed by some as the "queen of science", set out to inspire a younger generation.

South Africa law at centre of Trump row challenged in court

Mon, 10/02/2025 - 15:13
A junior partner in South Africa's governing coalition calls the new Expropriation Act unconstitutional.

Sudan army plans new government as it advances in capital

Mon, 10/02/2025 - 07:55
The military leader says a caretaker government will be formed as his forces gain ground in Khartoum.

Sudan army plans new government as it advances in capital

Mon, 10/02/2025 - 07:55
The military leader says a caretaker government will be formed as his forces gain ground in Khartoum.

The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil

Mon, 10/02/2025 - 02:46
M23 chief Sultani Makenga, wanted for war crimes, has fought as a rebel and a soldier in two countries.

The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil

Mon, 10/02/2025 - 02:46
M23 chief Sultani Makenga, wanted for war crimes, has fought as a rebel and a soldier in two countries.

The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil

Mon, 10/02/2025 - 02:46
M23 chief Sultani Makenga, wanted for war crimes, has fought as a rebel and a soldier in two countries.

'I miss my school': BBC launches programme for children in war zones

Mon, 10/02/2025 - 01:26
The BBC World Service has launched an Arabic edition of its award-winning educational programme Dars.

Trump signs order freezing aid to South Africa over land law

Sun, 09/02/2025 - 19:11
The White House said South Africa's new law amounts to race-based discrimination.

Bodies of migrants found in Libya mass grave, authorities say

Sun, 09/02/2025 - 18:56
It comes just days after another mass grave with 19 bodies was found on a farm nearby.