Why did the UK government sign the Chagos deal now?

A deal to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands and lease back a key military base has been months in the making.

Fact-checking Trump’s Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa

President Trump made a series of claims about the killing of white farmers in South Africa, some of which are demonstrably false.

Fact-checking Trump’s Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa

President Trump made a series of claims about the killing of white farmers in South Africa, some of which are demonstrably false.

On the South African road incorrectly identified as a ‘burial site’ by Trump

The US president said video of crosses on the road was evidence of the scale of attacks on white farmers.

On the South African road incorrectly identified as a ‘burial site’ by Trump

The US president said video of crosses on the road was evidence of the scale of attacks on white farmers.

On the South African road incorrectly identified as a ‘burial site’ by Trump

The US president said video of crosses on the road was evidence of the scale of attacks on white farmers.

Fact-checking Trump’s Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa

President Trump made a series of claims about the killing of white farmers in South Africa, some of which are demonstrably false.

Ugandan activist alleges she was raped while in Tanzanian detention

Tanzanian authorities are not commenting on the allegations, which include sexual assault.

Chagos deal paused by last-minute legal action

An agreement to hand over the islands from the UK to Mauritius had been expected to be signed on Thursday.

Ramaphosa keeps cool during Trump’s choreographed onslaught

The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue analyses how the South African president reacted in an extraordinary Oval Office meeting.