A first ever continental title is the goal for Cameroon when the women's Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Saturday but will the hosts flourish or collapse under the weight and pressure of...
Banks have limited the number of people they serve and how much money they can withdraw. A leading organiser of today's anti-government protests in Zimbabwe says armed men - some in police uniforms -...
Journalists billed to cover this year's elections for various media house are being advised to work as a team for their own safety. Media Consultant Michelle Betz made the call at a Workshop...
If Wenger is outdated, then Mourinho is a 'tactical dinosaur' “Eight years without silverware, that's failure. He's a specialist in failure. If I do that at Chelsea, eight years, I leave and don't...
Tunisians who suffered abuse under decades of authoritarian rule are to air their grievances live on TV. Thursday night's event, run by the country's Truth and Dignity Commission, aims to ease...
Doctors in Tanzania have told a man that they can't treat him, because he is too tall. Baraka Elias, who is 7ft 4in (2.20m), needs hip replacement surgery after hurting himself in a fall. But doctors...
US President Barack Obama has urged his successor Donald Trump to stand up to Russia if it deviates from US "values and international norms". Speaking in Berlin, Mr Obama said he hoped the US...
The Football Association of Zambia (Faz) has proposed changes to its constitution which contradict the country's laws regarding homosexuality. Zambia forbids homosexuality and can pass a jail...
Japan's PM is set to become the first foreign leader to meet US President-elect Donald Trump, since the election last week. Shinzo Abe said he wanted to "build trust" and "work together for...
A verdict is expected this week in the case of a man arrested in Malawi after he told a BBC reporter he had had sex with pubescent girls as part of a “cleansing” ritual. But some Malawians are...
The continued attacks on pipelines are slashing Nigeria’s oil production – and hammering an economy reeling from its worst recession in years. This month, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari...
Three Dutch World War Two ships considered war graves have vanished from the bottom of the Java Sea, the Dutch defence ministry says. All three were sunk by the Japanese during the Battle of the Java...
BBC Breakfast's business presenter Victoria Fritz went into labour after coming off air, with one of her fellow presenters acting as her birthing partner. Presenter Sally Nugent stepped in after...
A black South African man who was allegedly forced into a coffin by two white farmers for trespassing says he was scared for his life. Victor Mlotshwa was speaking outside court in the north-eastern...
Australian, Canadian and US warships are heading to the New Zealand town of Kaikoura to help with evacuations after a series of powerful earthquakes. Two people were killed when two simultaneous...
The BBC World Service will launch 11 new language services as part of its biggest expansion "since the 1940s", the corporation has announced. The expansion is a result of the funding boost announced...
Black women in England are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with advanced breast cancer as white women, according to a new analysis by Cancer Research UK and Public Health England. Late-stage...
Snap, the parent company of messaging app Snapchat, has filed to list on the US stock market, according to several reports. Based on investments so far, the California-based firm would be worth...
A Paris suicide bomber's mobile phone has been found underneath a pile of paperwork in a Belgian police station, many months after it went missing. The phone belonging to Brahim Abdeslam, whose...
Donald Trump says he could have won the popular vote against Hillary Clinton if he had campaigned differently. With one state left to count, Mrs Clinton has nearly a million more votes than him but...
