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'I'm Kenyan, don't shoot' - the athlete who says he was duped into the Russian army

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 11:40
Evans Kibet, now being held in Ukraine after surrendering, says he did not know he was signing up.
Categories: Africa, European Union

South Africa recall De Kock as he ends retirement

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 11:11
Wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock reverses his retirement for one-day internationals and is recalled by South Africa.

Botswana declares public holiday after 'historic' athletics gold medal

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 10:22
President Duma Boko congratulates the men's 4x400m relay team for winning gold at the World Athletic Championships.

Kenya's Sawe and Wanjiru win Berlin marathons

Sun, 09/21/2025 - 12:47
Kenya make it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men's race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women's.

Kenya's Sawe and Wanjiru win Berlin marathons

Sun, 09/21/2025 - 12:47
Kenya make it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men's race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women's.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

Murdered Kenyan's friends want UK soldier to face justice

Sun, 09/21/2025 - 10:21
Friends of the stabbed 21-year-old Kenyan woman recount to the BBC events on the night she went missing.
Categories: Africa, European Union

Murdered Kenyan's friends want UK soldier to face justice

Sun, 09/21/2025 - 10:21
Friends of the stabbed 21-year-old Kenyan woman recount to the BBC events on the night she went missing.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

Malawi police arrest eight for alleged election fraud

Sat, 09/20/2025 - 17:53
Officials are on high alert after the 2019 presidential election result was annulled due to vote tampering.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

South Africa police uncover $20m crystal meth lab

Sat, 09/20/2025 - 16:24
Five North Americans were arrested after the raid on a farm in the east of the country, officers say.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

'I'm Kenyan, don't shoot' - the athlete who says he was duped into the Russian army

Sat, 09/20/2025 - 01:05
Evans Kibet, now being held in Ukraine after surrendering, says he did not know he was signing up.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

Zidane's son switches allegiance to Algeria

Fri, 09/19/2025 - 18:49
Luca Zidane, the son of France's World Cup-winning playmaker Zinedine, switches his international allegiance from France to Algeria.

Drone strike on Sudan mosque kills 78, medic tells BBC

Fri, 09/19/2025 - 16:29
Local activists and residents describe the early morning attack on worshippers.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

South African hospital worker arrested with human placentas

Fri, 09/19/2025 - 13:55
The maternity cleaner was allegedly seeking potential buyers for the body tissue when she was picked up.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

Fans, food and fast feet: Africa's top shots

Fri, 09/19/2025 - 08:25
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Categories: Africa, European Union

Fans, food and fast feet: Africa's top shots

Fri, 09/19/2025 - 08:25
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

Fans, food and fast feet: Africa's top shots

Fri, 09/19/2025 - 08:25
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

At least 10 dead in Lagos high-rise office building fire

Thu, 09/18/2025 - 21:50
Some commercial workers in Afriland Towers jumped out of the third and fourth floors when the fire started.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

US deportees sue Ghana over 'illegal' detention

Thu, 09/18/2025 - 20:18
Despite opposition to the deal, Ghana's president says 40 more deportees will arrive from the US.

Malawi's parties warned not to prematurely declare election victory

Thu, 09/18/2025 - 18:16
The parties of both President Lazarus Chakwera and his main rival, Peter Mutharika, say they won Tuesday's poll.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

Egypt says 3,000-year-old bracelet was stolen and melted down

Thu, 09/18/2025 - 17:16
A specialist took the gold artefact from a Cairo museum and sold it through a jeweller, officials say.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

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