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14.06.2026 06:40 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 21-month old son died in a Lagos hospital, which she says is trying to stop an inquest into the circumstances of his death.

13.06.2026 18:10 Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar's death highlights continuing security challenges facing parts of the country.

13.06.2026 18:10 Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey is banned from entering Canada for their opening game of the World Cup.

12.06.2026 20:10 Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will miss his nation's first World Cup game in Toronto against Panama, after being denied entry to Canada.

12.06.2026 20:10 Sylvester Muigai Ndung'u was in Nanyuki to fetch a school uniform on Tuesday, his mother says.

12.06.2026 20:10 Bola Tinubu was addressing the nation on Democracy Day, marking the return to civilian rule in 1999.

12.06.2026 20:10 Former captain Dean Furman says South Africa were "miles off it" in their World Cup opener against Mexico, as many on the continent 'hate-watch' Bafana Bafana.

12.06.2026 20:10 Former two-time world champion Gudaf Tsegay is banned for four months after admitting the presence of a prohibited substance in an out-of-competition test.

12.06.2026 16:20 The taunting reflects anger from parts of the continent over reports of xenophobia in South Africa.

12.06.2026 16:20 Southwark Council in south London takes possession of a property linked to Sierra Leone's Fatima Bio.

11.06.2026 23:00 Rights groups accuse the RSF paramilitary group of killing civilians in el-Obeid, a city on the civil war's front line.

11.06.2026 23:00 Somali referee Omar Artan is appointed to take charge of the Uefa Super Cup match between Paris St-Germain and Aston Villa later this summer after being denied a spot at the World Cup.

11.06.2026 17:51 Get the lowdown on every team at the 2026 World Cup. Here we take a closer look at South Africa.

11.06.2026 14:00 Nigeria is the latest African state to repatriate citizens following reports of xenophobic attacks.

11.06.2026 10:00 Ronwen Williams' brother Marvin, who died in a car crash in 2010, is a source of inspiration as the goalkeeper captains South Africa against Mexico in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup.