Sierra Leone drops treason charge against ex-president
Sierra Leone's government has dropped its charges, including treason, against ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma, who was arrested in connection with an attempted coup nearly three years ago. The charges ...
16 Jul 22min
Nigeria abducted teachers and pupils speak
Days after the rescue of 48 school children and their teachers from kidnappers in Nigeria's Southwest Oyo State, authorities call for investigations into the abductions and the release. We hear from t...
15 Jul 22min
Sudan court sentences RSF leader Hemedti. What next?
A Sudanese court has sentenced the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo - known as Hemedti - to death for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide over ...
14 Jul 22min
Wife of Tanzania's Lissu speaks to BBC
Once the target of an assassination attempt, Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu is now behind bars awaiting trial for treason. His case has become a test of political freedoms in the country and...
13 Jul 22min
"I'm 23 and losing my hair"
Alopecia, the medical term for hair loss, affects an estimated 160 million people worldwide. Some forms of the condition disproportionately affect black women, due to a combination of factors includin...
10 Jul 22min
Nigeria investigates AI and tech firms
A compliant submitted by the Nigerian Press Organisation, which represents newspaper owners, journalists’ unions, broadcasters and online publishers, has prompted the country's President Bola Tinubu...
9 Jul 22min
UN warns of Sudan's El-Obeid siege
The UN's humanitarian coordinator for Sudan, Denis Brown has warned that the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's besieged city of El-Obeid is worsening as fighting and a blockade by the paramilitary Rapid ...
8 Jul 22min
DRC: Tshisekedi's third term bid contested
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Senate adopted a constitutional revision bill in June, which has raised fierce controversy as it would effectively reset presidential term limits. The legisl...
7 Jul 22min
