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Fifa is controlling Africa for strategic reasons and its ethics committee lacks independence, says former Caf president Ahmad.

Conspicuous by its absence at the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III on May 6 will be the Koh-i-Noor diamond. In this edition of Coronation… Read More »King Charles III’s coronation: The curious case of the Koh-i-Noor diamond

France saw on Wednesday an eighth day of strikes against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Garbage piled… Read More »🔴 Live: France faces another day of strikes over pension reform plans

Pakistan police appeared Wednesday to have given up an attempt to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan, ending a siege of his residence after violent… Read More »Pakistan police drop attempts to arrest ex-PM Khan after violent clashes

They were on a mission to help survivors of devastating floods that have killed more than 200 people.

Cameras installed in a grocery store in Canada have sparked a furore on Twitter, with some people claiming that they are being used to surveil… Read More »Are there really cameras controlling what people buy in Canada? Not exactly

A Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a US surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday in what a US spokeman called a… Read More »🔴 Live: Mutual accusations after Russia downs US drone over Black Sea

The death toll from Cyclone Freddy in Malawi and Mozambique passed 200 on Tuesday after the record-breaking storm triggered floods and landslips in its second… Read More »Death toll from Cyclone Freddy tops 200 in Malawi and Mozambique

France faces another day of strikes on Wednesday over highly contested pension reforms which President Emmanuel Macron appears on the verge of pushing through despite… Read More »France faces fresh round of strikes over highly contested pension reforms

The BBC’s Jonathan Paye-Layleh is retiring after covering Liberia for three tumultuous decades.