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Two Tanzanian nationals taken hostage by Hamas have been named as Joshua Loitu Mollel and Clemence Felix Mtenga.
The two students were in Israel as part of an agricultural internship programme, Israel's foreign ministry said on X, formerly Twitter.
Mollel's father told the BBC that Tanzania's ambassador to Israel had assured him the two governments were working together to secure their release.
A popular South African TikToker who claimed to be a doctor has been arrested, nearly three weeks after authorities accused him of being a fraud.
Matthew Lani was arrested by the security of Johannesburg’s Helen Joseph Hospital as he attempted to enter the facility on Sunday night.
The Gauteng Department of Health said that hospital security team surrendered him to police.
The first team to win the tournament back-to-back away from home - a statistic Leinster-bound coach Jacques Nienaber underlined in the build-up - and are now the undeniable dominant force in World Cup history.
Their latest victory means the Springboks have won half of the eight tournaments they have taken part in. South Africa were absent from the first two editions because of the sporting exile imposed by the rest of the world in reaction to the country's apartheid government.
The editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Edward Enninful OBE, has been named the UK's most influential black person by the Powerlist 2024.
Powerful Media's annual list celebrates people of African, African Caribbean and African American heritage.
Now in its 18th year, it highlights black role models to young people.
Siya told the BBC "I don't think in our lifetime we will get to experience this again, that is how big it is."
Since 2007, either the All Blacks or South Africa have won the Rugby World Cup.
And with three titles each, and the last four between them, no side has won more than these two powerhouses of world rugby.
On Saturday, one of them will become the first nation to reach a coveted fourth title, with South Africa aiming to join their rivals in being the only sides to win it back-to-back.
Venue: Stade de France, Paris Dates: Saturday, 28 October Kick-off: 20:00 BST
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has begun hearing the opposition’s challenge to the February 2023 presidential election result.
The poll was won by Bola Tinubu but his main opponents - Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi - want the country's highest court to overturn the judgement of the Election Petition Court, which upheld Mr Tinubu's victory.
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The bill allows the geolocation of crime suspects, covering other devices like laptops, cars and connected devices, just as it could be remotely activated to record sound and images of people suspected of terror offences, as well as delinquency and organised crime.
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Senegal's President Macky Sall has decided not to run for a third term in 2024, ending the widespread speculation that he will seek an extension of his mandate. "The 2019 term was my second and last term," he said in a televised address.
Rumours he would try to extend his grip on power have fuelled unrest several times since 2021, with dozens killed.
If Mr. Sall decided to seek a second term, the opposition called for fresh protests which many legal experts said would be unconstitutional.
Anita Brown, an American lady, accused Davido of impregnating her.
Brown has been screaming accusations at Davido and Nigerians since opening up and accused him of having an affair.
Rwanda claims to have a "excellent record of taking care of refugees" and has questioned a UK court decision that found it was illegal to transfer their asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Yvonne Makolo, a spokeswoman for the Rwandan government, told the BBC's Newsday programme that judges were mistaken when they claimed there weren't adequate assurances that Rwanda wouldn't send refugees back to their home countries, referring to it as "a very narrow aspect of this issue".
The UN refugee convention was signed by Rwanda, according to her, and "we do not in policy or practise send back to dangerous situations."
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Approximately one month before the opening of the Francophonie games in Kinshasa, various media reports claim that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is not yet ready to host the highly anticipated competition amongst primarily French-speaking nations.
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Sierra Leone's presidential election has been declared won by incumbent Julius Maada Bio, although the opposition has challenged the results.
According to official estimates, Mr Bio received 56% of the vote. Samura Kamara, his major rival, fell far behind with 41%.
A contender must receive more than 55% of the vote to win outright and avoid a second round.
Dr. Kamara branded the first round of results "daylight robbery" when they were announced on Monday.
International election monitors have raised concerns about the lack of openness in the tallying process.
As Macron condemns the 'inexcusable' police shooting of a juvenile motorist, France braced for protests.
The shooting death of a 17-year-old delivery driver by police was described as "inexcusable" by French President Emmanuel Macron, who urged for restraint as justice is carried out. Following a night of sporadic unrest brought on by the murder, the government increased the police presence in Paris and other major cities on Wednesday.
The African Union (AU) force in Somalia has handed over three more military bases to the Somali army as part of a gradual withdrawal meant to conclude by the end of next year.
By the end of June the plan is to withdraw around 2,000 troops from Somalia.
Tuesday’s handover took place in Adale, Mirtaqwa and Hajji Ali, in the Middle Shabelle region, bases which fell under the control of the mission’s Burundian contingent.
So far this year the AU force has handed over six military bases, five of them in Middle Shabelle.
Russian military advisers would continue to work with forces in the Central African Republic (CAR), but the Wagner mercenary group's operations in the country were its own business, according to a Kremlin spokeswoman quoted by Reuters.
Dmitry Peskov's remarks appear to have done little to clarify the fate of the thousands of Russian mercenaries who had been deployed in Africa following the failed weekend insurrection.
They are fighting rebels in the Central African Republic and assisting the junta in Mali in its fight against Islamist militants.
Wagner maintains a network of enterprises that have explored commercial ventures ranging from gold mining to vodka production in nations where the mercenary company performs security assignments.
The South African government's move to revoke the special resident cards of about 180,000 Zimbabweans was deemed "unconstitutional" by the country's highest court.
The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit system was implemented approximately 13 years ago to deal with the influx of migrants from its northern neighbour. They were fleeing economic problems and political repression.
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The four-year visas were frequently renewed, but the government announced in 2021 that it would stop the scheme that permitted Zimbabweans to live and work in South Africa.
Senegal has suspended social media and communications services after protests over the conviction of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.
Sonko's followers clashed with police in multiple locations on Thursday, resulting in at least nine fatalities.
Authorities have filed charges against an Instagram influencer with more than 4 million followers in relation to a romance scam that they claim "specifically targeted older Americans."
After being initially detained in the United Kingdom last year, 30-year-old Mona Faiz Montrage, also known on Instagram as hajia4reall, was finally extradited to the United States on Monday, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. Ghanaian Montrage is accused of one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering.
According to a provincial official, four nurses in western Tanzania's Tabora area will be accused in court with taking baby twins' organs.
A commission formed to look into the tragedy discovered that the twins' bodies had been disfigured after they had passed away.
The mother discovered her children's eyes gouged out and some of their forehead skin ripped off.
The nurses, who are being held without bail, have been suspended from work, according to Tabora Regional Commissioner Batilda Buriani.
Nigeria recently opened the largest oil refinery in Africa, which is expected to help with the country's ongoing fuel shortages.
Nigeria is a big producer of oil, but the majority of this is exported, and it must import the refined petroleum used in cars and other machinery.
As a result, the nation frequently experiences ongoing gasoline shortages.
This is the issue that Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa, hopes to solve with his $19 billion (£15.2 billion) refinery.
Vinicius Jr says racism is 'normal' in LaLiga after crowd chants during Real Madrid's league match in Valencia
Vinicius Jr was subject to racist abuse during Real Madrid's 1-0 defeat to Valencia on Sunday.
Despite a global arrest order for President Putin, South Africa is getting ready to receive him, the latest indication of Pretoria's growing relations to Moscow.
After the Kremlin rejected a request for Putin to participate through Zoom, a committee headed by President Ramaphosa's deputy is studying local and international laws as well as the Rome statute that formed the International Criminal Court.
Seun Kuti, the son of musical pioneer Fela Kuti, has been held by Nigerian authorities for an additional four days.
According to local media, his detention is expected to continue until May 22.
He had been taken into custody on Monday after being accused of hitting a police officer.
Usman Alkali Baba, the head of the police, had ordered his incarceration on Saturday, but Mr. Kuti chose to turn himself in at the beginning of the week.
The police official claimed that Kuti, 40, was "caught on video assaulting a police officer in uniform."
A corruption case involving Malawi's Vice-President Saulos Chilima has been forwarded to the High Court by a magistrate's court in the nation's capital Lilongwe.
The Malawi Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has charged Mr. Chilima with collecting $280,000 (£230,000) and other unspecified things from a British businessman. All six of the accusations against him are rejected.
After being detained in November of last year, Mr. Chilima was given court bail.
The anti-graft organization had stated at the time that it wanted the case transferred from the lower court to the Financial Crimes Unit of the Malawi High Court due to its complexity.
A presidential amnesty decision intended to relieve pressure on the nation's overcrowded jails has resulted in the release of approximately a fifth of all convicts in Zimbabwe.
In what it called a wonderful act, the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) said that more than 4,000 prisoners, the majority of whom were men, were released.
Excluded from the program were violent offenders as well as those found guilty of robbery, treason, and public order infractions.
In Zimbabwe, there is a severe prison overpopulation problem.
Prior to the general elections in August, the action was taken.
Long lineups at petrol stations are common in Ethiopia's capital, where fuel is frequently scarce. But the queues two weeks ago weren't about fuel; they were about money.
A new government-mandated cashless payment system clogged traffic as drivers spent hours attempting to activate accounts, remember passwords, and troubleshoot system malfunctions. While drivers claim the system has improved since then, they say it is still far from perfect.
Citizens angered by the government's choice to push the adoption of telebirr, the state-owned telecom giant Ethio Telecom's mobile money network, pushing out potential smaller rivals.
According to South Africa's foreign ministry, the US envoy "apologised unreservedly" for suggesting the country provided weapons to Russia.
Reuben Brigety claimed on Thursday that a Russian ship was loaded with munitions and guns at Cape Town last December.
South Africa claims it has no record of an arms transaction, and President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for an investigation.
The White House national security spokesman refused to comment on the allegations on Friday.
The Pope disrobes a Rwandan priest suspected of fathering a kid.Pope Francis has removed from the priesthood a Rwandan-born man who had been a clergyman in northern France for over three decades.
According to an online communiqué signed by the bishop of Évreux, Wenceslas Munyeshyaka, 64, "automatically loses clerical rights" and "is excluded" from ministering "anywhere else" as a priest.
The Office of the Diocese of Évreux confirmed to the BBC the legitimacy of the communiqué, which claims to be based on a March papal order.
Mr Munyeshyaka, who escaped to France following the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has not reacted on the ruling.
Museveni is not against the legislation's penalties, according to a spokeswoman, but he does want MPs to look into "the issue of rehabilitation."
The likelihood of Zambia holding credible by-elections has been harmed by suspicions of vote buying by politicians and partisanship on the part of the electoral authority.
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The South African Police Union (SAPU) confirms that it has been issued a certificate to strike, which covers all labour unions affiliated to the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu). #cerilramaphosa #southafrica
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