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'Drug addiction' ends Williams' Zimbabwe career

Tue, 04/11/2025 - 15:18
All-rounder Sean Williams will no longer be considered for selection after admitting to a drug addiction, Zimbabwe Cricket announces.
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He made his money selling camels and gold. Now this warlord controls half of Sudan

Tue, 04/11/2025 - 01:42
Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo will either lead a breakaway state or seek to take control of the whole country, Sudanese say.
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I built this 'AI aunt' for women after family tragedy in South Africa

Mon, 03/11/2025 - 01:09
An AI chatbot and app for victims of abuse to get help is being piloted in South Africa.
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India beat South Africa for historic World Cup win

Sun, 02/11/2025 - 20:48
Shafali Verma scores 87 and Deepti Sharma takes five wickets as India make history, beating South Africa by 52 runs for their first World Cup title in Navi Mumbai.

Egypt's Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first time

Sat, 01/11/2025 - 19:39
The launch of the billion-dollar site sees fresh calls for the return of antiquities held in museums overseas.
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'I was accused of spying and beaten' - a boy's escape from captured Sudan city

Sat, 01/11/2025 - 02:02
A 12-year-old tells the BBC that in the chaos he lost contact with his family and is now on his own at a camp.
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Reports of mass killings in Sudan have echoes of its dark past

Fri, 31/10/2025 - 10:20
Some are warning of a genocide unfolding in Darfur - violence that is linked to killings there 20 years ago.
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'We saw people murdered in front of us' - Sudan siege survivors speak to the BBC

Thu, 30/10/2025 - 23:01
Harrowing accounts from people who have escaped an RSF assault on the besieged city of el-Fasher.
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Sudan RSF leader promises probe as anger mounts over el-Fasher atrocities

Thu, 30/10/2025 - 09:12
The announcement comes after growing reports of the mass killings, including of patients at a hospital.
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Migrant sex offender given £500 after threat to disrupt deportation

Wed, 29/10/2025 - 23:44
Hadush Kebatu was given the money to avoid a "slower, more expensive process", Downing Street said.
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Curfew in Tanzania's main city after protests mar election

Wed, 29/10/2025 - 18:17
Several people have been injured in demonstrations that saw roads blocked and vehicles set on fire.
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New videos show executions after RSF militia takes key Sudan city

Wed, 29/10/2025 - 16:10
RSF troops executed a number of unarmed people after seizing el-Fasher, videos reviewed by BBC Verify show.
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New videos show executions after RSF militia takes key Sudan city

Wed, 29/10/2025 - 16:10
RSF troops executed a number of unarmed people after seizing el-Fasher, videos reviewed by BBC Verify show.
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A simple guide to what is happening in Sudan

Wed, 29/10/2025 - 16:00
Sudan was thrown into disarray in 2023 when its army and a paramilitary group began a power struggle.
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A simple guide to what is happening in Sudan

Wed, 29/10/2025 - 16:00
Sudan was thrown into disarray in 2023 when its army and a paramilitary group began a power struggle.
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Holders Nigeria lead qualifiers for 2026 Wafcon

Wed, 29/10/2025 - 10:30
Reigning champions Nigeria qualify for next year's tournament alongside Cape Verde and Malawi who will make their Women's Africa Cup of Nations debut.

Holders Nigeria lead qualifiers for 2026 Wafcon

Wed, 29/10/2025 - 10:30
Reigning champions Nigeria qualify for next year's tournament alongside Cape Verde and Malawi who will make their Women's Africa Cup of Nations debut.
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Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says US revoked his visa

Wed, 29/10/2025 - 07:58
The 91-year-old Nobel laureate in literature has been a critic of Trump's immigration policy.
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Cameroon opposition leader to face legal action over election unrest, government says

Wed, 29/10/2025 - 03:34
The threat against Issa Tchiroma Bakary comes a day after he was declared the runner-up in disputed presidential polls.
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'Football is life' - The Gambian administrator on a mission

Tue, 28/10/2025 - 19:03
Sainey Mboge was labelled a "bad influence" as a child, just for playing football. But now the Gambian is having the last laugh, having built a career in the game.

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