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26.09.2026 23:00 The deaths have sparked a national outcry about the scale of violence against women in the country.

26.09.2026 13:40 Roelf Meyer tells the BBC that being a white Afrikaner gives him legitimacy to challenge Trump's claim of a genocide.

26.09.2026 09:20 Exploring the issues behind the escalation of tensions between the TPLF and the national army.

26.09.2026 04:10 During the two-year civil war in Tigray, the region was totally cut off from the outside world.

26.09.2026 00:20 The pipeline would strengthen energy security in landlocked Ethiopia, while creating jobs at Djibouti's port.

25.09.2026 20:21 The military says its soldiers inflicted casualties as fears grow of a resumption of a full-blown civil war.

25.09.2026 15:51 A resident of Mekelle says the city is calm but people are stressed after the outbreak of fighting in the region.

25.09.2026 11:13 South Sudan has not held elections since independence in 2011 - polls have twice been postponed.

25.09.2026 07:01 African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick, research reveals.

25.09.2026 02:22 One of those killed is believed to be a pregnant woman, police said.

24.09.2026 22:30 Young voters are being courted with football slogans, promises of jobs and anti-Israel rallying calls.

24.09.2026 18:41 Kenya's Agnes Ngetich breaks the world record for a women-only half marathon as she wins gold at the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen.

24.09.2026 14:20 Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed the review after Donald Trump told Andy Burnham the deal was "terrible".

24.09.2026 10:30 Former Afcon winner Segun Odegbami has slammed those running Nigerian football after the country missed out on the men's and women's World Cups.

24.09.2026 06:20 The BBC goes inside the prison where prisoners were trapped in stifling, cramped conditions.