Category: Africa

Source: BBC A fuel tanker exploded overnight in northern Nigeria, killing at least 153 people who rushed to the scene of the accident to collect

Source: BBC Sport  Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich broke the world record to win the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. The 30-year-old clocked a time of two hours,

Source: BBC South African prosecutors say they will not pursue criminal charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa in relation to the controversial farm theft scandal that

Source: BBC In an election that was criticised by rights groups, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won a second term with more than 90% of

Source: BBC  South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked his powerful and long-serving spy chief Gen Akol Koor Kuc. He became head of the feared

Source: BBC  Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat capsized in north-central Nigeria. The boat was ferrying more than 300 passengers on the

Source: BBC Rwandan authorities have restricted funeral sizes for victims of Marburg virus in an effort to curb an outbreak of the highly contagious disease.

Source: BBC Three men in Benin, including a former minister and the man in charge of President Patrice Talon’s security, have been arrested on suspicion

Source: BBC At least 30 decomposing bodies have been found on a boat off the coast of Senegal, military authorities say. The navy was informed

Source: BBC  Rescuers in Sierra Leone are continuing to search for more survivors after a seven-storey building collapsed in the capital Freetown, killing at least