Mali says 82 soldiers held captive since deadly attacks in April have been freed by armed groups, in a rare breakthrough as the country battles jihadist and reb
Settlers and soldiers cut off water and electricity to homes, and block medical care in campaign of terror Israeli militants have besieged two Palestinian famil
A masked appearance by armed Corsican separatists and threats made against people moving to the island from mainland France has reignited tensions over the Medi
Cut in electric vehicle sales targets could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions in UK, say green campaigners Andy Burnham has been criticised for moving
The programme was game-changing for its users - but as costs balloon, its success has led to its downfall.
BBC's Top Comment podcast has found a network of Instagram profiles glamourising the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta border fence.
Community leaders in Tongaat, Verulam, and Shallcross are calling for urgent investigations into the ongoing water crisis, as the eThekwini Council takes steps
All Blacks wing Caleb Clarke has been ruled out of the tour to South Africa after rupturing a shoulder tendon.
South Africa's unemployment rate has surged to 33.6%, with 8.5 million people now jobless. Youth unemployment is particularly dire at 47.4%, prompting the South
Watch — SA’s sports funding crisis exposed as athletes pay the price
Cubans are facing food and water shortages, and chronic power cuts, exacerbated by a US oil embargo, with some asking whether his successors are up to the job.
A new Rapid Response and Gender-Based Violence Centre has opened at Wentworth Police Station in Durban, providing immediate support and care for survivors
French interior minister Laurent Nuñez said all member states had expressed solidarity with Spain and that the interference was trying 'to sow division among' t
FIFA also apologised to its member associations for mistakes made over the now-shelved proposal to open the World Cup to private investment.
Jennie Shin is pleased to welcome Antoni Vives, policy analyst and the former Deputy Mayor of Barcelona. Vives offers a nuanced geopolitical interpretation of t
Camille Knight is pleased to welcome Derk Segaar, IFRC Special Envoy for Sudan. Sudan's humanitarian crisis has become one of the defining yet least visible cri
South Africa's textile industry is facing a workforce crisis after thousands of migrant workers fled the country in the past few months, in the wake of violent
Dozens of people died attempting to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after an estimated 50,000 crossed from Morocco last week. The incident has led to a polit
European Commission president says work needed in five areas of migration control including returning more people The president of the European Commission has c
In Nigeria, people rescued this week after being held captive by jihadists are speaking out about their ordeal. On Thursday, security forces freed 308 people wh
Senior diplomatic delegations meet across Bamako, Niamey, and Ouagadougou to advance joint counter-terrorism directives, intelligence sharing, and regional trade security corridors.
Senior diplomatic representatives and defense ministers from Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso met in Bamako to finalize operational protocols for joint counter-terrorism missions across the Sahel.
While South Africa's attention is on water shortages and climate change, scientists warn of a critical soil degradation crisis. Over 70% of the country's land i
A protest on the streets of Melville on Friday, 14 August, was the latest outcry in response to a water crisis that residents say has become routine.
President Hakainde Hichilema is running on his economic record even as households face a cost of living crisis.
While many leaders compare the wildfire crisis to the second world war, governments fail to adopt the real lessons of pre-emptive wartime action As France and S
Even when there is no crisis, women are being urged to make mental health care part of their everyday wellness routine. The call comes as the country mark’s Wom
