South Africa could face a sanction, including a points deduction, after fielding an ineligible player against Lesotho in ...

The UN says the war has triggered the world's worst humanitarian crisis ... and bring the army and the RSF together. BBC News deputy Africa editor Anne Soy reports that both sides, especially ...

With UK school fees rising, Nigeria's elite can now choose to give their offspring a British education at home.

It's a sad Wednesday in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Beni, as mourners accompany the coffin of late ...

Of the 500 million children that needed to be immunised around the world, 75 million would miss out if Gavi lost US funding, ...

Nicknamed the 'Snowbok', South African cross-country skier Matt Smith is set to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics despite only taking up the sport two years ago.

The Duke of Sussex left his role with Sentebale after the relationship between its trustees and chair broke down.

Ebrahim Rasool, who was accused of "race-baiting" by the US, tells the BBC racism in the White House was "self-evident".

Yoh: A popular South African interjection, which the OED traced to 1855. It comes from two South African languages: Afrikaans ...

Thomas Partey nets twice as Ghana strengthen their bid for a place at the 2026 World Cup, while Ivory Coast return to the top ...

Sudan hold Senegal to a draw in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and remain top of their group despite civil war continuing ...

Some forecasts place Africa as the world’s second-fastest-growing region in 2025, trailing only East Asia. But with uncertainty clouding the global economic outlook, Ed Butler explores whether the ...