Liverpool and Tottenham fans are making their way to Madrid for the Champions League final. The two Premier League sides will meet at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium on Saturday. It’s been quite a journey for Liverpool star the Sadio Mane, who grew up in Bambali, Senegal. BBC Africa’s Babacar Diarra visited his hometown. Champions League […]
Image copyright Reuters Two years after his death in Belgium, a state funeral has been held for veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His body was only flown home on Thursday following a row between his family and the former government. The deadlock ended when his son, Félix, became president […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Jonas Savimbi, known as the “black rooster”, was an extremely divisive figure The former leader of Angola’s Unita rebel group, Jonas Savimbi, is being reburied 17 years after his death. Thousands of former Unita fighters wearing white T-shirts emblazoned with images of Mr Savimbi attended the ceremony in his home […]
Wyded players protested to the referee, insisting VAR be used The African Champions League final was abandoned due to a row over the Video Assisted Referee (VAR) system. Play was halted for over an hour after Wydad Casablanca refused to play when VAR was unavailable to judge a disallowed equaliser. VAR had been set up […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Etienne Tshisekedi’s casket is on public display in Kinshaa After a two-year delay, the body of the father of Democratic Republic of Congo’s president is now lying in state in his home country. Thousands have gathered in a stadium to pay their respects to veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi. Mr […]
Liverpool and Tottenham fans are making their way to Madrid for the Champions League final. The two Premier League sides will meet at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium on Saturday. It’s been quite a journey for Liverpool star the Sadio Mane, who grew up in Bambali, Senegal. BBC Africa’s Babacar Diarra visited his hometown. Champions League […]
Image copyright Courtesy of Michael Bauer Ruete Growing up in Zanzibar, as one of the sultan’s 36 children, Sayyida Salme had everything except her freedom. But at the age of 22, the princess fell pregnant by a German merchant out of wedlock. It caused a scandal and – fearing for her life – she fled […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Etienne Tshisekedi’s casket is on public display in Kinshaa After a two-year delay, the body of the father of Democratic Republic of Congo’s president is now lying in state in his home country. Thousands have gathered in a stadium to pay their respects to veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi. Mr […]
Liverpool and Tottenham fans are making their way to Madrid for the Champions League final. The two Premier League sides will meet at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium on Saturday. It’s been quite a journey for Liverpool star the Sadio Mane, who grew up in Bambali, Senegal. BBC Africa’s Babacar Diarra visited his hometown. Champions League […]
Image copyright Courtesy of Michael Bauer Ruete Growing up in Zanzibar, as one of the sultan’s 36 children, Sayyida Salme had everything except her freedom. But at the age of 22, the princess fell pregnant by a German merchant out of wedlock. It caused a scandal and – fearing for her life – she fled […]
