Month: January 2026
Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships arrive for drills in South Africa
Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships have arrived in South African waters for a week of naval drills as…
Trump warns of more Nigeria strikes if Christians ‘continue to be killed’
US President Donald Trump has warned that he could order more airstrikes on Nigeria if Christians continue to…
The secret mission to fly a president’s body back home – pilot speaks to the BBC
Exactly 31 years ago to the day, two Kenyan pilots, Hussein Mohamed Anshuur and Mohamed Adan, received an…
US halts assistance to Somalia over claims food aid was illegally seized
The US has suspended all assistance to the government of Somalia, alleging that officials destroyed a UN World…
Ex-Ghana minister detained by US immigration
Ghana's former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, who is wanted at home on corruption allegations, has been detained in…
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ‘devastated’ by death of young son
One of Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's toddler twins has died, her family has confirmed. An official family…
Sexual slavery and trafficking: Survivors recount RSF gang rape in Sudan
In exclusive testimonies, women recount harrowing attacks by paramilitary forces as a senior doctor reveals that 14 female…
Rare mountain gorilla twins born in Africa’s oldest national park
A pair of twin mountain gorillas has been born in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - a…
Plot to kill Burkina Faso leader foiled, says junta
A plot to kill Burkina Faso's military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, has been thwarted, the West African nation…
Children killed after drone hits home in Sudan, medics say
At least 13 people have been killed - eight of them children - after a drone strike on…
Boxer Anthony Joshua returns to UK after fatal Nigeria car crash
Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has reportedly flown back to the United Kingdom after a fatal car crash in…
Craig the beer-ambassador elephant dies aged 54
A Kenyan elephant believed to have been one of Africa's largest male tuskers has died of old age.…
