- I watched helplessly as gunmen snatched my son, says father after Nigerian school kidnapping
The authorities are trying to rescue more than 250 schoolchildren who were abducted by raiders on motorbikes.
- Daughter of South Africa's ex-president accuses sister of Russia recruitment plot
Police are investigating allegations that Jacob Zuma's daughter, Duduzile, lured men into fighting in Ukraine.
- Cameroon's opposition leader in The Gambia after fleeing for his safety
The Gambian government says it is hosting Tchiroma Bakary on humanitarian grounds.
- Hunting down those who kill people to sell their body parts for 'magic charms'
BBC Africa Eye uncovers two so-called "juju" practitioners, who offer to obtain body parts for ritual purposes.
- Sri Lanka & Zimbabwe in Pakistan 2025
Fixtures, results and scorecards from Sri Lanka's ODI tour of Pakistan, and the Twenty20 tri-series that follows which also involves Zimbabwe.
- Volcano in northern Ethiopia erupts for the first time in 12,000 years
The eruption sent plumes of smoke up to 14 kilometres into the sky, and across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman.
- "Tamujuntu": where South Africa and Brazil meet in dance
In the piece "Tamujuntu", the South African dance company Via Katlehong explores the similarities and shared histories of social struggles between its home country and Brazil. Key to the electrifying performance is a meeting between the two nations' street dances: Pantsula and Passinho.
- Egyptians vote in second phase of parliamentary elections
Egyptians came to the poll after authorities annulled first-stage results in 19 constituencies over alleged violations.
- Germany opens Christmas markets with tighter security measures
Germany’s 2025 Christmas markets open under tighter security after past attacks, with barriers and extra patrols in place as crowds return to stalls and rides.
- Hong Kong: New exhibition marks 85th birthday of late martial arts icon Bruce Lee
The exhibition is on display in two stations of the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway.