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DR Congo strips ex-leader of immunity over treason charges

Fri, 23/05/2025 - 10:04
Joseph Kabila faces the prospect of being tried in a military court for allegedly backing M23 rebels.
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US says Sudan used chemical weapons in war as it issues new sanctions

Fri, 23/05/2025 - 04:34
The state department is imposing new sanctions on the country's government because of the findings.
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Is there a genocide of white South Africans as Trump claims?

Fri, 23/05/2025 - 00:29
US President Donald Trump says a genocide is taking place in South Africa, a claim a judge dismissed as "imaginary".
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Why did the UK government sign the Chagos deal now?

Thu, 22/05/2025 - 22:41
A deal to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands and lease back a key military base has been months in the making.
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Fact-checking Trump's Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa

Thu, 22/05/2025 - 21:38
President Trump made a series of claims about the killing of white farmers in South Africa, some of which are demonstrably false.
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On the South African road incorrectly identified as a 'burial site' by Trump

Thu, 22/05/2025 - 20:29
The US president said video of crosses on the road was evidence of the scale of attacks on white farmers.
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Activist freed in Tanzania after Kenyan government demand

Thu, 22/05/2025 - 13:19
Kenya had earlier said it had been denied access to Boniface Mwangi and expressed concern over his health.
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Ramaphosa keeps cool during Trump's choreographed onslaught

Thu, 22/05/2025 - 03:48
The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue analyses how the South African president reacted in an extraordinary Oval Office meeting.
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How Trump-Ramaphosa confrontation went down in South Africa

Thu, 22/05/2025 - 03:42
Right-wing Afrikaners groups celebrated the ambush but others in the Rainbow Nation found it "uncomfortable" to watch.
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Scientists propose novel way of treating mosquitoes for malaria

Thu, 22/05/2025 - 01:10
Normally the insects are targeted with insecticide, but US researchers say anti-malaria drugs absorbed through their legs can stop them spreading disease.
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Watch moment Trump ambushes Ramaphosa with video

Wed, 21/05/2025 - 19:40
In an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, Trump pressed Cyril Ramaphosa on widely discredited claims of a white genocide in South Africa.
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Most Test wickets this year - the 6ft 8in pace bowler with England in his sights

Wed, 21/05/2025 - 11:59
Zimbabwe's Blessing Muzarabani may have a permanent smile on his face, but he will pose a serious threat to England at Trent Bridge this week, writes Stephan Shemilt.
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The Ugandan mud wrestlers who became a global sensation

Tue, 20/05/2025 - 12:14
Videos of mud-covered wrestling fights from a Ugandan town have racked up over 500 million hits on social media.
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BBC uncovers child sex abuse in South Africa's illegal mines

Mon, 19/05/2025 - 08:37
An investigation into the illicit mining sector reveals a world of child exploitation.
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The 'peacock of Savile Row' on dressing stars for the Met Gala

Sat, 17/05/2025 - 02:06
Ozwald Boateng's four decades of experience was on show at the fashion world's biggest event.
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Mbeumo says player of the season nomination is 'crazy'

Fri, 16/05/2025 - 17:24
Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo did not expect to be nominated for the Premier League player of the season award despite an impressive campaign with Brentford.
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'I don't want it to die' - The black teen pioneer preserving cavalry sport

Fri, 16/05/2025 - 13:14
South African teenager Khosi Dlomo wants to encourage others to take up her little-known equestrian sport of tent pegging.
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Former South Africa winger Hendricks dies aged 37

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 11:05
Former South Africa international Cornal Hendricks dies aged 37 after suffering a heart attack.
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Drone attacks raise stakes in new phase of Sudan's civil war

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 10:58
Experts tell the BBC the air strikes showcase the growth of advanced drone warfare in Africa.
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Do Afrikaners want to take Trump up on his South African refugee offer?

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 03:43
Claims of a white genocide are widely discredited, so how do Afrikaners feel about Trump's claims – and offer of refugee status?
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