Tag: Africa

Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria

Fifty of the 315 children kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school…

Nigeria sees one of worst mass abductions as 315 taken from school

More than 300 children and staff are now thought to have been…

Will Trump’s no-show eclipse South Africa’s G20 moment?

When it assumed the presidency of the G20 last year, South Africa…

Mayeni Jones Mayeni Jones

Pupils abducted from Catholic school in fresh Nigeria attack

An unknown number of pupils have been abducted by armed men from…

Chris Ewokor & Wycliffe Muia Chris Ewokor & Wycliffe Muia

South Africa declares gender violence a national disaster after protests

South Africa has declared violence against women a national disaster following an…

Nigerian separatist leader sentenced to life for terrorism

A court in Nigeria has found separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu guilty of…

Mansur Abubakar Mansur Abubakar

Kenyan authorities paid trolls to threaten Gen Z protesters, Amnesty says

The Kenyan authorities paid a network of trolls to threaten and intimidate…

Akisa Wandera Akisa Wandera

‘It would have been better if they’d killed me’: A forgotten war destroying women’s lives

Warning: This report contains descriptions of rape and sexual violence. Names of…

BBC World Service BBC World Service

Two schoolgirls escape Nigeria kidnap ordeal, official says

Two girls, who were among at least 25 children and a teacher…

Poll unrest has ‘stained’ Tanzania’s global image, president says

Tanzania's image for stability has been "stained" by the unrest that hit…

Wycliffe Muia Wycliffe Muia