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Middle East
The BBC’s Nawal Al-Maghafi has been piecing together what happened on 8 April 2026, after one of the deadliest chapters in the country’s recent history.
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Governance
[AIM] Maputo -- The governments of Mozambique and South Africa have joined efforts in order to discourage xenophobic acts committed by South African citizens against foreigners of African origin.
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
All Countries
While in power, Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party used Hungary’s state resources to build a formidable influence network abroad. Whether that network can survive a change of government is now hotly…
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
All Countries
The death of Kosovo Albanian liberation strategist Fehmi Agani in May 1999 remains shrouded in mystery. His son and a fellow passenger on the train that almost took him to…
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
All Countries
Some municipalities are making use of new powers to veto gambling licences, fearing the negative impact of an expanding industry that preys on poverty and dreams of instant wealth.
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Women's rights and gender equality
The Melbourne declaration aims to direct funding and power to those most overlooked and affected by injustice. But for many its promise is a distant oneI first spoke to Shazia…
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Using handmade needles and thread, Lucie Kamuswekera has recorded the decades of conflict she has lived through in the CongoShe could hear the sounds of artillery. “I have no idea…
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
رياضة محلية
England fly-half Zoe Harrison says the introduction of smaller balls for this autumn's WXV Global Series is "the worst decision someone has ever made".
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Health
A postnatal choir leader says professional dog walkers pay less to use the city's parks.
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Economy, Business and Finance
[The Conversation Africa] Mozambique is not in total crisis - but it is faltering. There has been no currency crash, no hyperinflation, no bank run. But over the past decade…
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Conflict, Peace and Security
[The Conversation Africa] The precarious security situation in Mali took a turn for the worse in late April 2026. Well coordinated attacks targeted several cities and claimed the lives of…
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Arms and Military Affairs
[RFI] The United Nations voiced grave concern Tuesday over reports of extrajudicial killings allegedly conducted by the security forces in Mali, now plunged into crisis following an assault on ruling…
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
External Relations
[UN News] The human rights situation in Mali is rapidly deteriorating following coordinated attacks by armed groups across the country, with civilians killed, displaced and cut off from food and…
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
World
Villaraigosa had a strong night. Becerra projected steadiness. Bianco was the biggest loser. Where did all of this land with California voters?
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Costa Rica
People in Costa Rica and other Latin American, Asian and African countries are increasingly buying electric vehicles to avoid spiking fuel prices.
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Science & Tech
Fossils reveal that there were at least two kinds of koala when humans first arrived in Australia, but one died out about 30,000 years ago when the west of the…
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Science & Tech
NASA over the weekend released thousands more photos from last month’s Artemis II mission around the moon.
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
رياضة محلية
Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny will leave a lasting legacy after announcing he will hang up his boots at the end of the season.
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Economy
The company, formerly headquartered in San Francisco, said that it's also changing the way it operates and will lean on smaller teams that can do more with AI.
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Economy
An outspoken financier wants to build a modern-day Berkshire Hathaway
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
World
How much gas prices have increased during the Iran war depends entirely on where you live, an NBC News analysis of average gas price data from AAA shows.
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Science & Tech
A sleep apnoea wearable. Plus, tech to free up hospital beds and a breast health app.
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Economy
Larry Fink, of Blackrock, world's largest money manager, contended there is no AI bubble but rather huge investment opportunities in the industry, in remarks Tuesday at the Milken Institute Global…
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Economy, Business and Finance
[Daba Finance] ONATEL (BRVM: ONTBF), the Burkina Faso telecom operator that trades as Moov Africa and is 61% owned by Morocco's Maroc Telecom, grew its customer base and revenue in…
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Banking and Insurance
[Daba Finance] Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (BRVM: ETIT), the pan-African banking group listed in Lomé, delivered its strongest first-quarter revenue on record, with net banking income rising 23% in dollar terms…
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Economy, Business and Finance
[Daba Finance] TotalEnergies Marketing Senegal, the BRVM-listed fuel retailer and 69.1% subsidiary of TotalEnergies, posted net profit of 1.59 billion FCFA ($2.8 million) in the first quarter of 2026, up…
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Economy, Business and Finance
[Daba Finance] Oragroup, the Lomé-based pan-African banking group listed on the BRVM, reported net profit of 6.6 billion FCFA ($11.8 million) in the first quarter of 2026, up 37% from…
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Banking and Insurance
[Daba Finance] Bank of Africa Niger's first-quarter 2026 activity report confirms the recovery narrative that management outlined after a difficult 2025, with net profit rising 29% year-on-year to 1.47 billion…
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Banking and Insurance
[Daba Finance] Bank of Africa Burkina Faso, the Ouagadougou-based lender and BMCE Group subsidiary, opened 2026 with net profit of 4.52 billion FCFA ($8.1 million) in the first quarter, down…
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Banking and Insurance
[Daba Finance] Coris Bank International, the Ouagadougou-based lender listed on the BRVM, delivered a first-quarter result that stands out across the regional banking sector, with net profit rising 22% to…
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Banking and Insurance
[Daba Finance] Bank of Africa Niger (BRVM: BOAN) ended 2025 with net profit of just 409 million FCFA ($731,000) -- a 92% collapse from 5 billion FCFA ($8.9 million) the…
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Algeria
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on Tuesday delivered an address to the participants of the Third International Conference of the Constitutional Court, held…
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Science & Tech
Creating quantum entanglement inside a solid material is tricky in the lab – but crystals buried in the earth could be growing it naturally. Now one scientist says he has…
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Science & Tech
NHS England is pulling its open-source software from the internet because of fears around computer-hacking AI models like Mythos. Opposition is growing among those who say the move is bad…
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Africa
[World Bank] Students woke up on February 11, 2026, to a campus unrecognizable. At the Public University of Barikadimy in Toamasina, roofs had vanished, classrooms were flooded, books drifted in…
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Assistive-technology
I first met Robert Woo in 2011, during his third time walking in a powered exoskeleton. The architect had been paralyzed in a construction accident four years earlier, but he…
May 5, 2026
· 4 min read