DR Congo medics mark rare Ebola recovery with song and dance

16.06.2026 14:46 Survivors are bringing hope to health workers struggling to control the outbreak.

Nigerian army frees widow of ex-general who died in captivity

16.06.2026 14:46 Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar and his wife Amina were abducted in north-west Nigeria at the end of last month.

Tunisia sack Lamouchi just one game into World Cup

16.06.2026 14:46 Tunisia sack Sabri Lamouchi one game into their World Cup, with former Morocco and Saudi Arabia manager Herve Renard replacing him.

The 40-year-old keeper who inspired Cape Verde's historic debut

16.06.2026 09:00 Cape Verde stuns Spain with a goalless draw inspired by a 40-year-old goalkeeper who has gone viral on social media.

'Greatest feeling ever': Cape Verdeans tell BBC of joy at holding Spain to draw

16.06.2026 09:00 The streets of the capital, Praia, shook with wild celebrations as the small island nation held Spain to a shock 0-0 draw.

Witnessing joy amid the death: BBC travels to epicentre of Ebola outbreak

16.06.2026 09:00 There are glimpses of happiness in the Democratic Republic of Congo's fight against the virus that has killed more than 170.

The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on

16.06.2026 03:01 The conflict, which erupted in 2023, has left behind a human toll which is "simply staggering", reports the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher.

Empty seat at World Cup for French sports journalist imprisoned in Algeria

16.06.2026 03:01 A seat is being left empty in the press box at every France game at the World Cup to highlight the case of a French football writer who is in prison in Algeria.

MSF staff abused Sudanese refugees in sex-for-food scandal

15.06.2026 21:00 Some victims said they chose not to speak out because they feared staff would cut off access to aid.

South African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim dies at 91

15.06.2026 21:00 Ibrahim helped define a genre of South African jazz music in a career that spanned eight decades.

South African TV star arrested after allegedly kidnapping man in girlfriend dispute

15.06.2026 15:00 Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye is accused of trapping a taxi driver in a car and firing a gun in the man's direction.

South Africa beaten by Australia in T20 World Cup

15.06.2026 02:45 Australia open their T20 World Cup campaign with a 65-run victory over fellow contenders South Africa to lay down an early marker.

Refugee who quit Bayern to create Aussie World Cup dream

15.06.2026 02:45 Nestory Irankunda was born as a refugee in Tanzania before becoming Australian record breaker with goal in victory over Turkey.

Fifa to pay Somali referee Artan full World Cup fee

14.06.2026 15:00 Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup, will still receive his tournament fee from Fifa in full.

Nigerian author accuses hospital of stalling review into her son's death

14.06.2026 08:45 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 21-month old son died in a Lagos hospital, which she says is trying to stop an inquest into the circumstances of his death.