Tag: Africa

BBC reveals fighters accused of massacre in Sudan

Analysis by BBC Verify of videos showing fighters boasting of a massacre…

Cyclone Chido kills 94 people in Mozambique

Cyclone Chido has killed 94 people in Mozambique since it made landfallin…

Malu Cursino Malu Cursino

Another deadly crush in Nigeria at event offering free food

The number of dead from a crowd crush in the south-east town…

Somali piracy 2.0 – the BBC meets the new robbers of the high seas

Two Somali fishermen wearing big scarves over their heads to hide their…

Sahnun Ahmed Sahnun Ahmed

Kenya’s Ruto embraces rivals to shore up support

Kenya's President William Ruto has incorporated even more opposition figures to his…

Wycliffe Muia Wycliffe Muia

‘I’d rather die than leave my mum’: Survivors describe Mayotte cyclone horror

On the night Cyclone Chido hit the French Indian Ocean territory of…

Mayeni Jones Mayeni Jones

The student who blew whistle on Kenya airport controversy

Kenyan business student Nelson Amenya has been hailed as a hero by…

Esther Kahumbi Esther Kahumbi

Dozens of children killed in crush at Nigerian Christmas funfair

Thirty-five children have been killed in a crush at a Christmas funfair…

Malawi seeks billions of dollars from US firm over ruby sales

Malawi's government is demanding the astonishing sum of $309bn (£245bn) in unpaid…

Influential ex-defence minister jailed for corruption in Guinea

A court in Guinea has sentenced a former highly influential defence minister…