Featured update ■ BBC Africa Headline Plan to scrap presidential elections puts Zimbabweans at loggerheads 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Apr 07, 2026 23:15 The ruling party has unveiled a draft law that strips voters of the chance to elect the president.
■ BBC Africa Headline Carnival fever hits Lagos as locals celebrate Afro-Brazilian heritage 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Apr 07, 2026 14:00 The centuries-old Fanti Carnival returned to Nigeria on Monday with a burst of colour and spectacle.
■ BBC Africa Headline Ringleader of suspected human trafficking network arrested in Ethiopia 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Apr 07, 2026 13:24 Yetbarek Dawit is alleged to have operated a multi-million-dollar operation, using torture to raise money.
■ BBC Africa Headline Dozens killed as Angola flood death toll rises 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Apr 07, 2026 13:06 Mourning the deaths, the president says it was a "race against the clock" to find others affected.
■ BBC Africa Headline Locals dispute Nigerian army claim of 31 rescued after Easter attack 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Apr 07, 2026 06:41 Five civilians were killed by the gunmen and their bodies were recovered at the scene, the army said.
■ BBC Africa Headline Seven Eritrean players fail to return home after international match 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Apr 06, 2026 17:31 Several footballers have absconded in the past leaving behind what rights groups call a repressive government.
■ BBC Africa Headline Ladysmith Black Mambazo's 'wise elder' dies aged 77 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Apr 06, 2026 17:20 Albert Mazibuko sang in the iconic South African choral group for more than 55 years.
■ BBC Africa Headline Churches and politicians in South Sudan call for 'lasting peace' in Easter messages 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Apr 06, 2026 16:06 There are fears South Sudan may be plunged back into a civil war less than a decade after it ended.
■ BBC Africa Headline 'I adore her now': Mother learns to live with child's autism in a country with little help 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Apr 05, 2026 23:32 Malawian Martha Ongwane, brought low by her daughter's autism, found a rare support group.
■ BBC Africa Headline 'We want a voice in our land' - the people evicted to build Nigeria's capital 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Apr 04, 2026 00:17 People evicted to build Nigeria's capital accuse the government of failing to fulfill its promises to them.
■ BBC Africa Headline DR Congo declares national holiday after reaching World Cup for first time in 52 years 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Apr 01, 2026 15:13 This is just the second time that DR Congo have reached the World Cup finals, sparking celebrations in Kinshasa.
■ BBC Africa Headline Lamine Yamal condemns racist abuse aimed at Egypt 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Apr 01, 2026 13:28 Lamine Yamal says racist chants heard during Spain's 0-0 draw with Egypt in Barcelona on Tuesday were "disrespectful and intolerable".
■ BBC Africa Headline Rationing power and diluting petrol - how African countries are coping with effects of Iran war 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Mar 30, 2026 11:49 The disruption in oil supplies has caused shortages and concerns in several African countries.
■ BBC Africa Headline One ant for $220: The new frontier of wildlife trafficking 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Mar 29, 2026 00:01 The craze for collecting ants takes Kenya by surprise as smugglers zone in to make a profit.
■ BBC Africa Headline 'The gravest crime against humanity': What does the UN vote on slavery mean? 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Mar 28, 2026 01:06 African and Caribbean nations want countries which benefited from slavery to pay compensation but it will not be straightforward.
■ BBC Africa Headline Women secretly filmed, then ridiculed and abused online 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Mar 27, 2026 07:20 Women in Kenya and Ghana tell the BBC about being approached by a Russian man who later posts videos of them without their consent.
■ BBC Africa Headline Inside the alleged Russian operation to trigger anti-government protests in Angola 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Mar 24, 2026 00:18 A group of Russians and Angolans are going on trial in Angola after being accused of fomenting protests, which they deny.
■ BBC Africa Headline 'Peace is a gradual thing': How land, cattle and identity fuel a deadly Nigerian conflict 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Mar 22, 2026 00:55 How a lack of justice and trust in the security forces perpetuates deadly violence in Plateau state.
■ BBC Africa Headline Desperate for food, drought-stricken Kenyans turn to the gingerbread tree 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Mar 20, 2026 00:06 Some 26 million people are "facing extreme hunger" in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, warns humanitarian organisation Oxfam.
■ BBC Africa Headline South Africans say criminal gangs are exploiting the water crisis 🔊 Listen 🌐 Translate item Original العربية فارسی Español Français Deutsch עברית 日本語 Português Soomaali Kiswahili Svenska Mar 19, 2026 06:01 Residents of some areas have been without mains water for weeks.