BBC Africa Eye exposes a Ugandan scam using injured dogs like Russet to solicit donations from animal lovers worldwide, revealing cruelty, sham shelters, and the exploitation of donors.
10 min readTaiwan's President Lai Ching-te visited Eswatini amid China's pressure on African nations to block his flight. The unannounced trip included talks with King Mswati III and drew criticism from Beijing, which maintains Taiwan is part of China.
3 min readSouth African police recovered human remains after an officer was lowered into a crocodile-infested river to retrieve a businessman swept away by floodwaters. The crocodile was killed, and DNA tests will confirm the identity of the remains.
2 min readTwo US service members went missing near Tan Tan, Morocco, during African Lion 2026 exercises. A multinational search and rescue mission is ongoing as Africom investigates.
2 min readNigeria has summoned South Africa's acting High Commissioner over recent attacks on Nigerians and other foreigners amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment and violence in South Africa.
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