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27.11.2025 06:30 After 2021's landslide win, Hakainde Hichilema has nine months to convince voters he deserves a second term.

26.11.2025 20:10 The military takeover comes as the West African nation was awaiting the results of Sunday's election.

26.11.2025 15:30 South Africa hand India their heaviest defeat by runs to complete a compelling 2-0 series sweep in Guwahati on Wednesday.

26.11.2025 10:10 Hundreds of children remain missing following other recent abductions in Nigeria.

26.11.2025 05:50 Refugees have given the BBC a harrowing account of atrocities committed by the Russian paramilitary force.

25.11.2025 19:50 The police deny little is being done to find the 250 pupils and accuses the school of not co-operating.

25.11.2025 19:50 Efforts to negotiate an end to the war, which has displaced 12 million people, remain unfruitful.

25.11.2025 19:50 News of his death has shocked many at home in Nigeria, prompting an outpouring of grief.

25.11.2025 19:50 South Africa are on the brink of a first Test series win in India for 25 years after reducing the hosts to 27-2 in pursuit of 549 on day four in Guwahati.

25.11.2025 19:50 Everton's Idrissa Gueye is sent off for striking team-mate Michael Keane during their Premier League victory at Manchester United.

25.11.2025 10:30 The opposition has been rallying people to gather on that day to protest against post-poll killings.

25.11.2025 10:30 India’s aviation regulator has asked airline operators to “strictly avoid" volcanic ash affected areas.

24.11.2025 19:32 The authorities are trying to rescue more than 250 schoolchildren who were abducted by raiders on motorbikes.

24.11.2025 14:12 The Gambian government says it is hosting Tchiroma Bakary on humanitarian grounds.

24.11.2025 14:12 Police are investigating allegations that Jacob Zuma's daughter, Duduzile, lured men into fighting in Ukraine.