Kenya face Mozambique in decisive AFROBASKET round of 16 clash
The national women’s basketball team, Lionesses, will face Mozambique on Wednesday in a round of 16 match at the ongoing FIBA Women’s AfroBasket championship...
Nigeria
Gunmen free kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren
Gunmen in Nigeria have freed a number of pupils who were kidnapped from an Islamic school in May, according to their head teacher. Some 136...
Fifty Boko Haram militants surrender in Cameroon
By BBC Fifty former Boko Haram fighters have surrendered to the authorities in Cameroon in the town of Mora, Far North province. This means that...
Nigeria secures release of 100 kidnapped mothers and children
The authorities in north-west Nigeria say they have freed 100 women and children – mainly mothers nursing infants – who were seized by bandits. The...
Nigerian newspapers in joint front-page protest
Nigerian newspapers have jointly published the same front page as part of a campaign by the country’s media industry to oppose two media bills that...
Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua to be buried in Lagos
Popular Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua is being buried in Lagos after a week of funeral rites. Thousands of mourners have gathered at his church, the...
Nigeria to prosecute anyone breaching Twitter ban
Nigeria will prosecute anyone found to have breached the country’s ban on the social media firm Twitter, a government spokesperson has told the BBC. The...
Nigeria to prosecute anyone breaching Twitter ban
Nigeria will prosecute anyone found to have breached the country’s ban on the social media firm Twitter, a government spokesperson has told the BBC. The...
Nigerian army chief Ibrahim Attahiru killed in air crash
Nigeria’s army chief, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, has been killed in a plane crash in the north-western state of Kaduna, officials say. The incident happened as...
Harambee Starlets to face South Sudan as CAF releases AWCON 2022 qualifier draw
The national women’s soccer team Harambee Starlets will face South Sudan in their 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of nations qualifier. The 2022 finals will...