How Africa has had a big influence on Euro 2024published at 12:15 British Summer Time 5 July
Two decades of increased immigration means that Africa has had a profound influence on the 2024 European Championship in Germany.
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How Africa has had a big influence on Euro 2024published at 12:15 British Summer Time 5 July
Bodies of 89 migrants retrieved from Atlanticpublished at 05:08 British Summer Time 5 July
05:08 BST 5 JulyMauritanian coastguards say nine people - including a young girl - are rescued, but dozens are missing.
Read MoreFlames, chains and grains: Africa's top shotspublished at 00:15 British Summer Time 5 July
00:15 BST 5 JulyA selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.
Read MoreAfcon 2025 qualifying draw throws up tasty tiespublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 4 July
17:52 BST 4 JulyAfrica's top football sides discover their opponents in the qualifying draw for the 2025 Nations Cup with Nigeria handed a tricky group.
Read MoreDR Congo soldiers sentenced to death for desertionpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 4 July
16:16 BST 4 JulyTwenty-five soldiers are sentenced for fleeing battles against the notorious M23 rebel group.
Read MoreWoman jailed for taking girl for FGM loses appealpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 4 July
14:58 BST 4 JulyAmina Noor, from Harrow, loses a Court of Appeal bid to reduce her seven-year sentence.
Read MoreGhana chef accused of faking Guinness World Records awardpublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 4 July
13:38 BST 4 JulyEbenezer Smith showed off a certificate but Guinness World Records say it's nothing to do with them.
Read MoreThe ex-gangster who has become South Africa's sports ministerpublished at 12:16 British Summer Time 4 July
12:16 BST 4 JulyThe rise of Gayton McKenzie from a former bank robber to a politician in the new unity government.
Read MoreRare plants hidden in toys - and other trafficking tacticspublished at 01:04 British Summer Time 4 July
01:04 BST 4 JulyHow endangered species are smuggled out of Africa and what is being done to prevent it.
Read MoreSouth African and Indian elections: the aftermathpublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 4 July
01:00 BST 4 July2024 is the year of elections and already hundreds of millions of people around the world have been to the polls. A few months ago The Briefing Room looked ahead to elections in South Africa and India. Both have since delivered shocks to their ruling parties which failed to win parliamentary majorities. So why did the main parties in both countries do worse than expected? And what does this mean for the governments they’ve formed and the immediate future of both South Africa and India?
Guests:
David Everatt, Professor at the Wits School of Governance in Johannesburg
Dr Ayesha Omar, British Academy international fellow at SOAS.
Rohan Venkat, editor of the “India Inside Out” newsletter
Louise Tillin, Professor of Politics in the India Institute at King's College London.
Produced by: Kirsteen Knight and Caroline Bayley Edited by: Richard Vadon Sound engineer: Rod Farquhar Production co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman
Pay rise freeze for Kenyan MPs after public angerpublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 3 July
20:00 BST 3 JulyProtesters last week forced William Ruto to scrap planned tax rises, saying public money was being wasted.
Read MoreCameroon president's daughter hints at same-sex relationshippublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 3 July
16:12 BST 3 JulyHomosexual acts are outlawed in the county and carry punishments of up to five years in jail.
Read MoreChild marriage ban welcomed in Sierra Leonepublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 3 July
15:39 BST 3 JulyIt is estimated a third of girls are married off before they turn 18 in the West Africa nation.
Read MoreThe bid to heal the Horn of Africa port controversypublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 3 July
13:48 BST 3 JulyThe deal for Somaliland to lease some coastline to Ethiopia triggered a storm - now Turkey is mediating.
Read MoreThe school bringing hope to children fleeing Sudan's warpublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 3 July
13:28 BST 3 JulyA primary school in Chad is providing an opportunity for thousands of Sudanese refugees to resume learning.
Read MoreIs American dream creating cricket’s new promised land?published at 11:30 British Summer Time 3 July
11:30 BST 3 JulyFollowing the conclusion of the T20 World Cup, three cricketers with roots around the world explain why they decided to pursue their career in the USA.
Read MoreWho is cyclist Biniam Girmay and why has he made history at the Tour de France?published at 15:23 British Summer Time 2 July
15:23 BST 2 JulyBiniam Girmay says he wants to 'open the door' after becoming the first black African to ever win a stage of the Tour de France
Read MoreTear gas fired at anti-government protesters in Kenyapublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 2 July
15:19 BST 2 JulySince protests began two weeks ago 39 people have been killed, a state-funded rights group says.
Read MoreFather and son climb Kilimanjaro on polling daypublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 2 July
13:59 BST 2 JulyToby Wells and his son Jack will be making their way to the summit while the UK heads to the polls.
Read MoreAsthma: ‘People shouldn’t be paying to breathe’published at 13:12 British Summer Time 2 July
13:12 BST 2 JulySome inhalers in Nigeria have doubled or tripled in price since last year, leaving many struggling.
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