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Ghanaian footballer Dominic Frimpong has died after suspected armed robbers attacked his team Berekum Chelsea, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has said. In a statement on Monday, the GFA expressed its “profound shock and deep sorrow”, and shared its “heartfelt condolences” to his family, teammates and all who work for team. “Dominic was a promising […]
Civilians are feared to have died after reports that Nigerian military jets struck a village market in the north-east of the country. The attack took place near the border between Yobe and Borno states while an aircraft was said to be engaged in an operation against Islamist militants in the area, according to the Reuters […]
Pope Leo XIV wants to “turn the world’s attention to Africa”, according to a senior Vatican official, as he embarks on a significant tour of the continent addressing themes of peace, migration and dialogue between religions. The 11-day trip, which starts on Monday, is Pope Leo’s second major foreign visit since being elected to the […]
Residents of a Nigerian community have disputed the army’s assertion that it rescued 31 civilians held hostage following a Sunday morning church attack in the north. The army had said that it freed the civilians seized by gunmen who had raided a church in Ariko, Kaduna state, during Easter celebrations. The authorities said five civilians […]
Burkina Faso has rejected a report that said more than 1,800 civilians have been killed in acts amounting to “crimes against humanity” in the three years since Ibrahim Traoré seized power. The government on Sunday called the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report “false”, dismissing the findings as “conjecture and serious unfounded claims”. The report has […]
Martha Ongwane looks adoringly at her bouncy, giggling four-year-old, unable to believe that just two years ago she had wanted to kill her. Non-verbal, biting and unable to sit still, her daughter Rachael, who had been diagnosed with autism, had slowly overwhelmed Martha leaving her desperate and depressed. She was shunned by her neighbours in […]
Albert Mazibuko, who sang in iconic South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo for more than five decades, has died aged 77. The musician’s death on Sunday came after a short illness, the choral group posted on their Facebook page. Mazibuko joined Ladysmith Black Mambazo in 1969 and the collective went on to win five Grammy […]
A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in parts of the central Nigerian city of Jos, after gunmen opened fire at an open-air bar, leading to deadly revenge attacks, local reports say. The police have confirmed that 26 people were killed. It is not clear how many died in the initial attack and how many during […]
Former New York Marathon winner Albert Korir has been banned for five years after admitting to doping. The 32-year-old Kenyan tested positive for CERA – a potent blood-boosting substance and modern variant of EPO – across three out-of-competition tests in October 2025. All of Korir’s results since October will now be disqualified, including his third […]
Football fans in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been waiting a long time to right the wrongs of their solitary World Cup campaign in 1974. That was the year US President Richard Nixon resigned over the Watergate scandal, the Rubik’s Cube was invented and Muhammad Ali beat George Foreman in the Rumble in the […]