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23.08.2026 11:00 The overloaded boat was taking people, including many children, to farms to harvest rice.

23.08.2026 07:10 An eagerly anticipated gathering of women will not be taking place following recent aerial strikes.

23.08.2026 03:00 The overnight raid of the multi-million dollar drug operation took place near the border with Zimbabwe.

22.08.2026 22:50 Once a giant of African politics, the PDP is in danger of being wiped out after January's elections.

22.08.2026 18:40 About half of the 2,500 recorded deaths from Ebola happened in the last 20 days, the WHO says.

22.08.2026 13:50 Officials had faced charges over the appointment of a civilian to a top post within crime intelligence.

22.08.2026 09:13 Mohamed Salah was expected to move to Saudi Arabia or the United States after leaving Liverpool, but Turkish side Trabzonspor pulled off one of the coups of the transfer window.

22.08.2026 05:13 Saudi Pro League side Al-Shabab confirm the signing of Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey.

22.08.2026 00:43 Tottenham are working on a deal for Omar Marmoush, but what could the Man City forward bring to the north London team?

21.08.2026 20:30 Following Mohamed Salah's Liverpool exit after nine seasons, who could take the Egyptian King's crown as Africa's biggest Premier League star?

21.08.2026 16:31 The musical icon from Benin tells the BBC about why Africa and Africans are so important to music.

21.08.2026 11:51 Jewel Howard-Taylor was arrested at Liberia's international airport and has not commented on the allegations.

21.08.2026 07:02 Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani's detention is "unjustified and disproportionate", Reporters Without Borders says.

21.08.2026 03:11 BBC Sport explores why there are so few African players in the Women's Super League.

20.08.2026 22:30 Chidimma Adetshina is challenging efforts to have her deported from South Africa, which she says is her home.