Factbox-Who are the Pakistani Islamists vowing 'death to blasphemers'?
ISLAMABAD An outlawed Islamist political party with the main objective of protecting Pakistan's draconian blasphemy laws and punishing
2023-08-21 16:20
Nelson Chamisa: The comeback preacher who wants to be Zimbabwe president
Who is the 45-year-old who fell from grace in 2020 but is once more vying to be president?
2023-08-13 08:23
Niger coup: President Mohamed Bazoum 'in good spirits' despite detention
Mohamed Bazoum's doctor visits him in a basement prison amid fears for his health after military coup.
2023-08-13 02:15
Somalia explosion: Six people killed in bus attack
No group has yet come forward to admit responsibility for the attack outside Mogadishu.
2023-08-09 22:55
Niger military coup: What you need to know
After the elected president is overthrown, here’s why it matters for the region, Russia and the West.
2023-07-29 01:53
Mali urges immediate end to UN Minusma peacekeeping mission
Mali's military rulers accuse the UN of fuelling tensions as jihadist violence continues.
2023-06-17 12:51
Zimbabwe elections 2023: What you need to know
The BBC explores key issues in a vote that will test how far Zimbabwe has come since Robert Mugabe.
2023-06-13 07:53
Pearl Beach hotel: Islamists kill nine in Somalia attack
Police say they ended a six-hour siege at the site in Mogadishu, killing all seven attackers.
2023-06-10 17:49
British author Martin Amis dead at 73, his publisher says
British author Martin Amis, best known for the 1984 novel, "Money," and 1989's "London Fields," has died, his publisher Penguin Books UK announced Saturday. He was 73.
2023-05-21 08:20