
South Africa’s exclusion from G7 summit no surprise, says Ramaphosa
Reports say the US pressured France to rescind Ramaphosa’s invitation after Trump threatened to boycott the summit.
FRIDAY, 27 MARCH 2026, 11:46

Reports say the US pressured France to rescind Ramaphosa’s invitation after Trump threatened to boycott the summit.

Women in Kenya and Ghana tell the BBC about being approached by a Russian man who later posts videos of them without their consent.

Fecofoot president Jean-Guy Mayolas remains on the run after being sentenced to life imprisonment earlier this month for embezzling $1.1m in Fifa funds.

The disruption in oil supplies has caused shortages and concerns in several African countries.

Zimbabwe says it is engaging the Russian government to repatriate bodies and bring home those still alive.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) says it will rule on Senegal’s appeal against being stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title “as swiftly as possible”.

South African authorities declined to disclose the charges he will face when he stands in the dock.

Liverpool reporter Aadam Patel analyses what Mohamed Salah’s next move might be following the forward’s announcement that he is to leave the club this summer.

Some of the 32 bodies, including 25 children, are believed to have come from local hospitals and mortuaries.

As Mohamed Salah announces he will leave Liverpool this summer, BBC Sport asks you to rank the best forwards in Premier League history.

The Egypt forward says Liverpool fans “gave me the best time of my life” and “stood by me in the toughest times”.

Ghana is the first African country to make such a deal with the EU, the Ghanaian vice-president says.

Namibia’s regulator noted that Starlink’s subsidiary is not locally owned.

Moses Itauma, one of heavyweight boxing’s brightest prospects, says he found the answers to questions about his identity on a trip to his father’s village in Nigeria.

A court in Cape Town found Iain Wares guilty of indecently assaulting a former student who accused him of sexual abuse in the 1980s.

The videos sparked widespread anger, leading to the hashtag #StopRapingWomen to trend on social media.

The reported disappearance of Raphael Tuju has led to claims he may have been abducted.

Rwanda’s Fanny Utagushimaninde says it was like “a dream” after becoming the youngest woman to make a T20 international century at the age of 15 years and 223 days.

Saadia Mosbah campaigned for migrants, particularly after President Kais Saied said they posed a demographic threat to the country.

Caf executive committee member Augustin Senghor says the decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Afcon title is “unacceptable, abject and we have to denounce it”.

Aid groups and MPs have raised concerns over the move to prioritise defence spending over aid.