Africa

[ad_1] BBCSenegalese farmer Mouhamed Oualy has never been to sea, but he is about to embark on a perilous sea journey - one that has turned the Atlantic Ocean into a mass grave.“The boat guys have called me - they said I should get ready. I am asking you to pray for me - the time has come,” he says.BBC Africa Eye has gained unprecedented access to the secretive world […]

[ad_1] Sudanese army air strikes have killed at least 23 people and injured more than 40 others in the south of the capital, Khartoum. Saturday's airstrikes targeted the main camp occupied by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in southern Khartoum, hitting the central market and a nearby residential area.Traders, shoppers and local residents were among the victims. The RSF have been battling the military in an 18-month civil war that […]

[ad_1] Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich broke the world record to win the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.The 30-year-old clocked a time of two hours, nine minutes and 57 seconds to surpass Ethiopian Tigst Assefa's previous record by nearly two minutes.Chepngetich is the first woman to run a marathon in under two hours and 10 minutes.Assefa set the previous record with victory at the 2023 Berlin Marathon in two hours, 11 minutes and […]

[ad_1] Lions may be the least fashionable of the South African sides, but they led 13-12 at half-time despite a yellow card.They arrived in Newport unbeaten, after wins over Ulster and Edinburgh, and struck first through Horn in their opening away game of the season.Dragons recalled Leon Brown, Rodrigo Martinez, Keddie, Joe Westwood and Ewan Rosser, a late replacement for his brother Jared, and all were in the thick of […]

[ad_1] The first black central bank governor of South Africa, who later went on to become finance minister, has died at the age of 65. Tito Mboweni had suffered a "short illness", the presidency confirmed on Saturday evening, without specifying further."We have lost a leader and compatriot who has served our nation as an activist, economic policy innovator and champion of labour rights," President Cyril Ramaphosa said.Mbwoeni's family said they […]

[ad_1] Getty ImagesChris Brown has been accused of several cases of violenceChris Brown's forthcoming concert in South Africa has led to renewed focus on the country's shocking levels of violence against women, with campaigners saying it sends the wrong message given his history of abuse.In less than two hours, the Grammy-winner managed to sell out tickets to the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg - the largest stadium in Africa with over […]