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Will Atiku Abubakar be on Nigeria's presidential ballot after court ruling?

This is Atiku Abubakar's seventh attempt to become Nigeria's president Nigeria's Federal High Court has sacked the leadership of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) party - and also ruled that the nomination of its presidential candidate, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, is invalid. A statement from the ADC said the ruling was another desperate attempt to cripple the opposition. Presidential elections are scheduled to take place on 16 January when President…

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British man infected with Ebola in DR Congo to be flown back to UK

DR Congo has been facing the deadliest Ebola outbreak in the country's history A British man who has tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be flown back to the UK. It is the first confirmed case of a UK national contracting Ebola during the most recent outbreak of the rare but deadly virus in DR Congo, which has so far led to more than 5,000 deaths. Earlier, a UK government spokesperson said there were "well-established procedures for dealing wit…

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Mother of Ghanaian boy killed in US 'wants justice' as she flies for funeral

Javits Frimpong was chased down and fatally shot last week on his way to school The mother of a 15-year-old Ghanaian boy who was fatally shot in the United States last week has left Ghana for America after being granted an emergency visa by President Donald Trump. "I want justice for my son," Doris Adu Gyamfi told the BBC at the airport before her departure. Her son, Javits Frimpong, who had only been in the US for a year, was chased down and shot on Thursday morning on his…

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US contractor gave Ethiopia secrets to help kill Tigray fighters

The devastating two-year civil war killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions An Ethiopian-born American citizen has pleaded guilty to passing highly classified intelligence to Ethiopia, including information he hoped would help target and kill fighters from the Tigray region during the country's 2020-22 civil war. Abraham Teklu Lemma, a former US contractor, admitted sharing dozens of classified documents and photographs with senior Ethiopian officials ov…

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Libya's top religious authority rules against wearing Nike clothes

Libya's highest religious authority, the Dar al-Ifta, has issued a ruling banning Muslims from buying, selling or wearing clothing bearing the Nike logo. The ruling, issued by the Tripoli-based institution, states that the US sportswear giant was named after the Greek goddess of victory and that its famous swoosh logo was inspired by her wings. It argued that wearing clothing displaying the logo amounted to promoting symbols associated "with polytheism," or the worship of mo…

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Why a US-Russia showdown left Morocco celebrating

Morocco has welcomed the end of a decades-long UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara, after a diplomatic showdown between the US and Russia left the Security Council unable to agree on its future. The council failed on Friday to renew the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (Minurso) after Russia vetoed a US-backed proposal. A rival Russian draft to extend the mission also failed to secure enough votes. The decision raises questions about the f…

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Suited and booted: How Joseph Kabila went from president to rebel leader

Joseph Kabila was a commander in the rebel alliance that brought his father to power in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1997, went on to succeed him as president and now, at the age of 55, he is a rebel leader once again. In an even stranger twist, the man he has sworn to topple is the very man he handed power to after 18 years at the helm, and with whom he had formed a coalition government after stepping down. While one of the rebel groups he had fought against as presi…

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Why has Caf abandoned plans to hold Afcon every four years?

Sadio Mane's Senegal won Afcon 2025 but the result was later overturned in favour of Morocco, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport will determine the ultimate destination of the title After a shock announcement 10 months ago that the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) would be held every four years, the governing body of football on the continent has reversed course. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) will instead retain the tournament's traditional biennial staging, w…

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Refugee athlete to make history for second time at Youth Olympics

Yiech Pur Biel (left) is leading the first ever refugee team at the Youth Olympics When he started running, Yiech Pur Biel had to compete barefoot. Far from home in a new country, it was the first step towards rebuilding his life as a refugee. "That's when I decided now it is time to depend on myself and also to start a new life with determination," he tells BBC Newsbeat. In 2016, Biel made history competing in the 800m event as part of the first Olympic refugee team at the…

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Afcon to return to two-year cycle after Caf U-turn

Senegal were initial winners of Afcon 2025 before the result was overturned in favour of Morocco The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will return to its traditional two-year cycle after a U-turn from the Confederation of African Football (Caf). In December, Caf announced that the tournament would be held every four years instead, but that decision has been reversed after a review. Under the new plans, the governing body was planning an African Nations League to replace Afcon as…

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How Kenyans got caught in $130m US ghost student scam

US Assistant Attorney General Colin M McDonald vowed to pursue all those involved In May 2024, Francis Mogambi arrived in the United States after winning the Diversity Visa lottery, a programme that gives people from around the world a chance to become permanent residents. Just over two years later, the Kenyan national found himself at the centre of a US investigation into an alleged nationwide scheme to defraud the federal student aid system. On 19 October 2026, a grand jur…

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The Documentary Podcast

Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK. Rosemary Nyirumbe became a nun when she was just in her mid-teens – and she felt her true vocation lay in rehabilitating children who had been through some of the worst trauma imaginable. So that’s what she did. In this episode Mike Wooldridge hears Sr Rosemary’s astonishing story. The feared rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army, started to terrorise the north of Uganda…

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Demands for post-poll justice as Tanzania accused of weaponising counterterrorism laws

Neema Munuo, whose 18-year-old daughter Maria Chami was shot dead on the day of the election, wants the government to acknowledge her suffering Families affected by election-related violence in Tanzania that led to the deaths of at least 500 people a year ago have told the BBC they want justice for those killed in the protests and help with medical expenses for those injured. "We can no longer afford to pay hospital bills," Meshack Sane, who was shot in the leg, told the BBC.

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Ireland captain Stirling out of Namibia series

Paul Stirling had half-centuries in both of his innings in the Namibia series Ireland captain Paul Stirling will miss the final two games of his side's one-day international series in Namibia after fracturing his finger. The 36-year-old sustained the injury while fielding during his side's loss in the third ODI on Tuesday, a result that leaves his side trailing their hosts 2-1 in the five-match series. Tim Tector, brother of middle-order batter Harry Tector, has been called…

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Judoka determined to prove refugees belong at Dakar 2026

Arno Yafunga Botay is one of six athletes competing for the Refugee Olympic Team at the Dakar 2026 Youth Games Arno Yafunga Botay was six when his family fled the Democratic Republic of Congo after threats to his father's life culminated in an attack on their home which claimed the life of his seven-month-old sibling. Following a spell living in the Kakuma refugee camp in north-west Kenya, the family settled in Nairobi. There, Arno used to watch his father Arnold practising…

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Is Ebola under control in Kenya after nine cases confirmed?

As fears grow that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could spread further, Kenya, which announced its first Ebola case three weeks ago and has since had eight more cases, is hoping for the opposite. With the first 20 of the people who came into contact with the first Ebola patient being released, the government has described it as a "milestone worth celebrating". The government expects the outbreak to be declared over in less than two months, if efforts…

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Ulster's Augustus enjoying South Africa homecoming

Ulster back row Juarno Augustus says he is "enjoying his rugby again" after recovering from the ankle surgery he underwent in the summer. This weekend the 28-year-old is preparing to go back to where it all began in terms of his professional playing career as the Irish province face the Stormers in a United Rugby Championship encounter. Augustus, who played for the Cape Town-based side between 2017 and 2021, is relishing the prospect of coming up against his former team whil…

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'I cannot teach you integrity': How employee theft is hurting small businesses in Africa

Kenyan food creator That Girl Boina shut her waxing studio due to employee theft When popular Kenyan food creator That Girl Boina took a two-week holiday to Europe, she expected to relax. A week into the trip, an Instagram direct message exposed a problem that would ultimately lead to the closure of her business. "I was at your studio, I liked everything. The only problem was that I was asked to send money to a different number. It wasn't the number on the wall," a customer…

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