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BBC News
3 days ago
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Africa's week in pictures: 23-29 May 2025
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: From the BBC in Africa this week: Tears and heartbreak over tragic story of South African girl sold by her motherRemembering Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o - a giant of African literatureCould Nigeria's careful ethnic balancing act be under threat?Namibia marks colonial genocide for first time with memorial day'Nowhere is safe' - Cameroonians trapped between separatists and soldiers Go to for more news from the African us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica
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4 days ago
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Gossip: Bees want Kelleher to replace Flekken
Brentford have approached Liverpool over signing their £20m-rated Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, move for Kelleher comes as the Bees prepare to let 31-year-old Dutch goalkeeper Mark Flekken join Bayer Leverkusen. (Independent), externalFinally, Newcastle are ready to make their first moves in a crucial summer, with a bid for Brentford's 25-year-old Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo. (Telegraph - subscription required), externalWant more transfer stories? Read Thursday's full gossip columnFollow the gossip column on BBC Sport
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4 days ago
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Gossip: Magpies ready to get busy in transfer window
Newcastle are ready to make their first moves in a crucial summer, with bids for Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi, 24, and Brentford's 25-year-old Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo. (Telegraph - subscription required), externalThey are also one of the clubs working on a deal for Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap, 22. (ipaper - subscription required), externalWant more transfer stories? Read Thursday's full gossip columnFollow the gossip column on BBC Sport
BBC News
5 days ago
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The stats do not lie - ranking Africa's Premier League stars
The curtain has come down on the 2024-25 Premier League season, with Mohamed Salah instrumental as Liverpool wrapped up the title with four games to Egyptian was named Premier League player of the season on the back of his 47 goal involvements (29 goals, 18 assists), a tally which moved him level with 90s icons Alan Shearer and Andy Cole for the most ever in a Bryan Mbeumo also had an impressive campaign, with his career-best 20 strikes and seven assists likely to spark transfer interest in the Brentford which other Africans made an impression? BBC Sport Africa has been crunching the data to find out. Bees strike force provide sting Standout forwards: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), Yoane Wissa (Brentford)Among attackers, it was a case of Salah leading the way. Not many could keep 32-year-old topped the division's charts for expected goals (25.4), minutes per goal (116.5), total shots (130), total shots on target (61) and touches in the opposition box (394).His 89 chances created was the joint-second highest in the top flight, while Mbeumo's tally of 70 was fifth-highest, the next best by an African and a club record for a Brentford finding the net 20 times, Mbeumo also notably outperformed his expected goals, with the metric which rates the quality of chances suggesting that his efforts were worth only 12.3 goals. He formed a deadly partnership with 19-goal forward Yoane Wissa, with the DR Congo man scoring every 154.1 minutes to give him the second-best strike rate of any player from the Semenyo also stood out as his last-day double for Bournemouth secured him double figures for goals (11) for the first time in the top 211 touches in the opposition box were second only to Salah, while the Ghanaian ranked third in the league for both total shots (125) and dribbles completed (69). Gueye shows his experience Standout midfielders: Alex Iwobi (Fulham), Idrissa Gueye (Everton), Carlos Baleba (Brighton & Hove Albion)Alex Iwobi proved to be the most creative African midfielder with his nine goals and six assists for Fulham just ahead of Manchester United's Amad Diallo (eight goals and six assists) – although the Nigerian played 1,093 more minutes than the also led the way for chances created (59) and successful passes into the final third (508), while Ghana's Thomas Partey recorded the most successful passes (1,631) of any African midfielder as Arsenal once again fell short in the title Idrissa Gana Gueye made his experience count to help Everton comfortably secure their Premier League status in their final season at Goodison 35-year-old Senegalese made a league-high 133 tackles and won 221 duels, the most of any African Carlos Baleba proved that he is on his way towards becoming a top talent, winning back possession for his Brighton side 197 figure leads the way for the continent's midfielders, with Gueye close behind on 194. Bassey commanding in the box Standout defenders: Calvin Bassey (Fulham), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham), Rayan Ait-Nouri (Wolves)Three full-backs stood out with their Wan-Bissaka, who has switched his allegiance to DR Congo, made the most interceptions (66) and completed the most dribbles (64) among Premier League defenders – form that saw him voted West Ham's player of the season by Rayan Ait-Nouri provided a serious attacking threat playing as a wing-back, bagging four goals and seven assists in a struggling Wolves Aina had the best season of his career for Nottingham Forest, impressively winning back possession 190 times - the highest figure recorded by any top-flight Nigerian right-back also made a joint-high three clearances off the line, a figure which was matched by six other players including, unexpectedly, Everton and Senegal forward Iliman international team-mate Calvin Bassey touched the ball 2,536 times for Fulham - more than any other African in the Premier League – and his 1,926 successful passes, 113 clearances and 17 blocks were the most by a defender from the Noussair Mazraoui's 115 tackles and 216 duels for Manchester United ranked the Moroccan second and third respectively among the league's defenders. A season to forget for Onana Andre Onana, the only African goalkeeper in the Premier League, endured a disappointing time as Manchester United recorded their worst finish in 50 Cameroon number one did keep nine clean sheets, but that meant the 44 goals he conceded came in just 25 90 saves were the 12th most of any keeper while his save percentage of 66.9% ranked him 15th among those who made 10 or more 29-year-old made three errors leading to goals, with only three men making more. The unwanted records The player who committed the most fouls in the Premier League in 2024-25 threw up a surprising name, with Bournemouth's Semenyo drawing the referee's whistle 73 number was well above anyone else from the continent, as Gueye and his Everton team-mate Aboulaye Doucoure of Mali registered 55 and 49 fouls Town and Egypt midfielder Samy Morsy picked up the most yellow cards by an African (10), with Gueye and Semenyo both getting one fewer and rounding out a podium of Kudus was dispossessed a league-high 93 times, and the Ghanaian also struck the woodwork six times – an unfortunate tally matched only by Nicolas Jackson, Mohamed Salah and Cole Senegalese forward Jackson was offside more times than any other African, drifting past the last man 23 times. Only Chris Wood, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Jamie Vardy were on the wrong end of an assistant referee's flag more Awoniyi got used to being left out of Nottingham Forest's starting XI as Wood spearheaded an unlikely, but ultimately successfully, challenge for two players – Forest team-mate Jota Silva and Ipswich midfielder Jack Taylor – made more substitute appearances than Awoniyi, with 23 of the Nigerian striker's 26 outings coming from the via Opta and Premier League
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7 days ago
- Politics
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Focus on Africa Can the UN bridge the political divide in Libya?
The Libyan capital city, Tripoli, has been rocked by clashes between armed rival groups, and pressure is building up on the prime minister to resign as protests erupt in other parts of the country. Can the United Nations mission in Libya (UNSMIL) help to bring stability to the divided country? Smart cities are popping up across Africa, blending tech, data, and infrastructure to create the digital urban towns of tomorrow. But just how 'smart' are these projects? And we hear from victims caught in the crosshairs of Cameroon's Anglophone conflict, and also speak to the reporter of BBC Africa Eye's latest investigation looking into the country's deadly crisis. Presenter: Richard Kagoe Producers: Tom Kavanagh and Nyasha Michelle in London. Blessing Aderogba is in Lagos Technical Producer: Chris Ablakwa Senior Journalist: Patricia Whitehorne Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
