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Nigeria election 2023: The oil land with no electricity
Posted on Wednesday February 01, 2023

The tailors relying on generators in Nigeria's oil-rich region - a key electoral battle ground.

Pope in DR Congo: 'Hands off Africa' says Pope Francis in Kinshasa speech
Posted on Tuesday January 31, 2023

Pope Francis gave a speech where he spoke of the centuries of exploitation faced by the continent.

How Egyptian police hunt LGBT people on dating apps
Posted on Monday January 30, 2023

The BBC has seen evidence of how officers pose as dates online to seek out and arrest their targets.

Namibia reports record level of rhino poaching
Posted on Tuesday January 31, 2023

Rhino poaching in Namibia nearly doubled last year, according to government data.

South Africa birthday party shooting: Eight killed in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape
Posted on Monday January 30, 2023

Unidentified gunmen "randomly shot at guests" as they danced in a house party, police say.

Injury ends record La Liga run of appearances for Ghana star Inaki Williams
Posted on Monday January 30, 2023

Ghana forward Inaki Williams was ruled out of Athletic Bilbao's 1-0 defeat at Celta on Sunday ending a record 251 consecutive game run in La Liga.

Thulani Maseko: What does his death mean for Eswatini?
Posted on Monday January 30, 2023

Thulani Maseko was a human rights lawyer and activist. But what does his death mean for Eswatini?

Teacher accused of UK abuse arrested in South Africa
Posted on Monday January 30, 2023

The man accused of abuse by BBC broadcaster Nicky Campbell has appeared in court in South Africa.

Somali film The Gravedigger's Wife is not 'just a movie but a lifetime experience'
Posted on Monday January 30, 2023

The Gravediggers’ Wife was the first Somali film nominated for the Oscars, in 2021.

Nigeria cost-of-living crisis sparks exodus of doctors
Posted on Monday January 30, 2023

A cost-of-living crisis in Nigeria is forcing thousands of young professionals to flee abroad.

Nigeria floods: Songs and testimonies from a drowning world
Posted on Sunday January 29, 2023

Portraits of communities devastated by the worst recorded floods in Nigeria.

The Somali funk spirit that has overcome anarchy and exile
Posted on Saturday January 28, 2023

Somalia's music scene is booming once again after years of conflict and Islamist threats.

Can these rocks really power light bulbs? No, say the experts
Posted on Thursday January 26, 2023

Viral videos of minerals with apparent electrical properties are not what they seem.

Nigeria elections 2023: What you need to know
Posted on Monday January 30, 2023

The BBC explores key contenders, voter issues and why this ballot is different to previous ones.

Nigeria elections 2023: The allegations against Atiku, Obi and Tinubu
Posted on Saturday January 21, 2023

The main presidential candidates deny accusations of trading in drugs, money laundering and tax avoidance.

Tanzanian killed in Ukraine: We told him not to go
Posted on Friday January 20, 2023

Nemes Tarimo, who was in prison in Russia, joined the Wagner Group to get a pardon, his family says.

Letter from Africa: Prince Harry and a royal scramble for the continent
Posted on Thursday January 19, 2023

Nigerians are fascinated by the latest revelations from the Sussexes, especially Prince Harry's encounter with a leopard.

Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote
Posted on Wednesday January 18, 2023

Nigerian politicians are hiring social media influencers to spread disinformation ahead of February's elections.

The Nigerian AI artist reimagining a stylish old age
Posted on Sunday January 15, 2023

Malik Afegbua's images of elderly models have blown up on Instagram, but they are not what they seem.

LGBT people hunted by gangs and police in Egypt
Posted on Monday January 30, 2023

A BBC News investigation reveals how violent gangs are abusing LGBT community members they meet online.

Africa Eye: Filmmaker Noella Luka documents her battle with bipolar disorder
Posted on Monday January 23, 2023

Noella Luka documents her own descent into bipolar disorder challenging the stigmas surrounding the issue of mental health in Kenya.

Nigeria 2023 elections: 'We are good to go' says Inec Chairman
Posted on Monday January 23, 2023

The head of Nigeria's election body Mahmood Yakubu tells the BBC next month's elections will go ahead as planned.

Guinea Ebola outbreak: Orphans share their stories, ten years on
Posted on Friday January 20, 2023

Kadiatou and Ibrahima, Ebola orphans from Guinea, share their experience of stigma and loss ten years since the outbreak.

Thousands celebrate Benin's voodoo holiday
Posted on Friday January 13, 2023

Over a thousand people gathered in the coast town of Ouidah, which was once an important port in the slave trade.

Contortionist Jaures Kombila: Because of my flexibility, they called me a witch
Posted on Tuesday January 10, 2023

Gabon's Jaures Kombila can get into almost any position using his amazingly flexible body.

Posted on Thursday January 01, 1970

News24.com | OPINION | Wim de Villiers: African scientists take the lead to improve society
Posted on Wednesday February 01, 2023

More and more, the global community is waking up to scientific research from our continent. It has had global ripple effect, shifting the narrative from research about Africa and Africans, to research by Africans for Africans and the rest of the world, writes Wim de Villiers.

News24.com | Deadly cholera outbreak in Malawi partly blamed on climate change
Posted on Wednesday February 01, 2023

Over the past year, more than 1 000 people in Malawi have died of cholera, and climate change is partly to blame for the impact of the outbreak.

News24.com | 'Hands off Africa!': Pope Francis slams 'poison of greed' over minerals stoking conflict in Congo
Posted on Tuesday January 31, 2023

Pope Francis denounced the "poison of greed" for mineral resources driving conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo as he began a visit there on Tuesday, saying the rich world could no longer ignore the tragic plight of many African nations.

News24.com | WATCH | All the latest news videos from around Africa
Posted on Tuesday September 27, 2022

Watch all the latest news videos from around Africa

News24.com | Meet Africa's YouTube millionaires
Posted on Tuesday January 31, 2023

YouTube is king and content creation for children is a goldmine in which Ugandan, Kenyan, Nigerian, and South African creators are coining it.

News24.com | Tensions brewing in Eswatini after the killing of activist Thulani Maseko, SADC says
Posted on Tuesday January 31, 2023

Southern Africa's regional bloc SADC on Tuesday acknowledged that political tensions were rising in the tiny kingdom of Eswatini, where a top rights lawyer and activist has been murdered.

News24.com | PICS | 'A beautiful trip': Scores gather as Pope Francis arrives in Congo to spread message of peace
Posted on Tuesday January 31, 2023

Pope Francis landed in the Democratic Republic of Congo Tuesday, hailing his "beautiful trip" to Africa as he comes bearing a message of peace to the conflict-torn nation and its troubled neighbour South Sudan.

News24.com | Tanzania summons foreign diplomats after confusion over US embassy's terror alert
Posted on Tuesday January 31, 2023

Tanzania's foreign affairs minister has summoned diplomatic corps to remind them to stick to the international standard of protocol after the US embassy issued a terror alert that caused confusion in Kenya and Tanzania.

News24.com | Former president Ian Khama says he's open to reconciliation with Botswana president
Posted on Tuesday January 31, 2023

Former president Ian Khama of Botswana says he is ready to dispatch his younger brother, Tshekedi Khama, to meet with representatives of President Mokgweetsi Masisi in their latest attempt at reconciliation.

News24.com | US warns African countries of Wagner Group amid recruitment of prisoners to fight in Ukraine
Posted on Monday January 30, 2023

The US has warned African countries, which work with the controversial Wagner Group in Russia's war on Ukraine, "do not end up in a stronger position".

News24.com | 25 dead, 21 missing as Madagascar cyclone displaces tens of thousands
Posted on Monday January 30, 2023

More than two dozen Madagascans have died and tens of thousands have been left homeless since a severe tropical cyclone made landfall last week and swirled for days off the island’s western coast, official records show.

News24.com | King Mswati III dodges urgent SADC summit on politics and security
Posted on Monday January 30, 2023

King Mswati III of Eswatini will skip the Southern African Development Community extraordinary summit in Windhoek, Namibia.

News24.com | Horn of Africa drought drives 22 million to hunger
Posted on Monday January 30, 2023

From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, around 22 million people are at risk of hunger as the worst drought in four decades grips the Horn of Africa.

News24.com | Pope Francis to visit two fragile African nations: DR Congo and South Sudan
Posted on Sunday January 29, 2023

Pope Francis starts a trip on Tuesday to two fragile African nations often forgotten by the world, where protracted conflicts have left millions of refugees and displaced people grappling with hunger.

News24.com | DR Congo women flogged for wearing short skirts
Posted on Saturday January 28, 2023

Women and girls have been flogged by militiamen in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for wearing short skirts or trousers, the government said on Saturday, vowing to punish the perpetrators.

News24.com | Hundreds pay tribute to slain Eswatini rights activist Thulani Maseko
Posted on Saturday January 28, 2023

Hundreds of people, including foreign diplomats, paid tribute Saturday to a human rights lawyer who was shot dead in Eswatini, sparking alarm over violence in Africa's last absolute monarchy.

News24.com | Tanzanian government says there's no terror threat in the country
Posted on Saturday January 28, 2023

The Tanzanian government has allayed fears raised by the United States embassy in Dar es Salaam warning would-be travellers to the East African country to worry about potential terrorist attacks.

News24.com | Mali armed group pulls out of constitution commission
Posted on Saturday January 28, 2023

An armed group in Mali that signed a major peace deal in 2015 said this week it was pulling out of efforts to draft a new constitution.

News24.com | Yellen warns against violating Russia sanctions during SA stop of Africa Tour
Posted on Saturday January 28, 2023

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she had discussed economic sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine in every stop on her Africa tour and she was hopeful an agreement on the next Russian oil price cap could be reached soon.

News24.com | Zimbabwe court grants bail to 26 opposition party members
Posted on Friday January 27, 2023

The arrests of the CCC members were for what authorities said was an unlawful gathering.