Guinea coup: opposition welcomes ousting of Condé
Col Mamady Doumbouya, who led the coup which ousted Guinea's President Alpha Condé, has begun to consolidate the takeover with the installation of army officers at the top of the country's eight regio...
7 Sep 202124min
Zambian President Hichilema inherits 'empty treasury'
Zambia's new president has told the BBC that he has inherited an "empty" treasury, while "horrifying" amounts of money had been stolen.Nurses in The Gambia have started a three-day nationwide strike o...
1 Sep 202123min
Nigeria: Gunmen free kidnapped schoolchildren
Gunmen in Nigeria have freed a number of pupils who were kidnapped from an Islamic school in May, according to their head teacher. Why are women's and girl's reproductive rights under siege despite Ke...
27 Aug 202120min
Judges reject president's appeal to change Kenya constitution
Appeal Court judges in Kenya have upheld an earlier decision by a lower court blocking a government-backed plan to make fundamental changes to the country's constitution, calling the project "unconsti...
20 Aug 202121min
Uganda to host 2,000 Afghan refugees on US request
Uganda will take in 2,000 Afghan refugees fleeing the crisis in their country.Refugees Minister Esther Anyakun told the BBC that President Yoweri Museveni agreed to take in the refugees at the request...
17 Aug 202123min
Burkina Faso: Compaore to be tried over Sankara assassination
Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore faces a military trial, accused of involvement in the killing of his predecessor Thomas Sankara.Plus, more than 40 people have died after their boat got...
13 Apr 202124min
Millions face hunger in Somalia
Millions of Somalis face severe food shortages and hunger by the end of the year due to low rainfall and destructive locusts. Eritrean authorities release dozens of prisoners jailed for practising...
12 Apr 202122min
Tanzania’s new president charts new Covid-19 course for the country
Tanzania’s new President Samia Suluhu Hassan has outlined a shift in government policy in the areas of media freedom, Covid-19 response and foreign policy.Sudan has declared a state of emergency in we...
6 Apr 202123min
