Aga banned for fake prescription from family member

23.10.2026 15:05 Ruti Aga tried to explain a positive test for a banned substance with a fake prescription from a non-existent clinic.

Approach African GP with humility, says Hamilton

23.10.2026 15:05 Lewis Hamilton addresses concerns on human rights grounds about holding an African Grand Prix in Rwanda by saying people should "approach it with humility".

Malawi opposition demands answers over president's prolonged stay abroad

23.10.2026 15:05 This is President Peter Mutharika's fifth visit to South Africa this year.

World champion Jepchirchir fails drugs test

23.10.2026 15:05 Reigning world women's marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after a sample tests positive for EPO.

Nigeria and Kenya Ebola patients may have crossed paths at Uganda airport, officials say

23.10.2026 09:34 Officials say they both travelled through Entebbe International Airport on 3 October.

Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighters, BBC investigation finds

23.10.2026 03:49 The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.

Crowd of 50 beats foreigner to death in South Africa

22.10.2026 22:04 The attack on the unidentified victim follows a wave of anti-migrants protests in South Africa this year.

Bavuma epic drags SA back into Test - have they time to beat Australia?

22.10.2026 10:49 Captain Temba Bavuma drags South Africa back into their Test series against Australia but did his side bat on too long on day three?

South Africa's Andrews died of tear in artery around heart - autopsy

22.10.2026 10:49 Former Sale player Hyron Andrews - who was found dead at his new team's hotel base before a Champions Cup match - died of natural causes, an autopsy finds.

Two European women held captive for more than a year in Niger freed in Libya

22.10.2026 10:49 The aid workers from Switzerland and Austria are due to fly home on Thursday, reports say.

Nigeria's first Ebola patient holidayed in Uganda, officials say

21.10.2026 23:05 The wife of a diplomat based in Abuja travelled to Kampala for a vacation.

Gambia to pay victims of Yahya Jammeh's rule from proceeds of his seized US mansion

21.10.2026 16:49 The Gambia has confirmed receiving $2.5m from the sale of the house in Maryland.

Is Ebola under control in Kenya after nine cases confirmed?

21.10.2026 05:34 The US has advised its citizens to reconsider travelling to Kenya but the government tries to reassure people.

Swimmer, 65, killed in shark attack off South Africa's east coast

20.10.2026 23:34 Janine Lochrenberg, 65, was out on her daily morning swim with her club when she was attacked, her family tell the BBC.

Nigeria confirms Ebola case linked to East Africa

20.10.2026 23:34 A female patient is in isolation and receiving medical care after being admitted to a hospital in Abuja.