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Nigeria: 11-year old dancer challenges ballet stereotypes

Sat, 11/07/2020 - 01:01
11-year-old Anthony Mmesoma Madu is challenging ballet stereotypes.
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Tutankhamun’s last tour: Behind the mask

Wed, 08/07/2020 - 21:35
Why the global exhibition of one of Egypt’s greatest icons may actually be illegal.
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Coronavirus in Nigeria: Inside a Lagos coronavirus ward

Wed, 08/07/2020 - 10:34
Fake news and mistrust in the government mean a lot of Nigeria's population thinks the pandemic is a hoax.
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Coronavirus lockdown: Zimbabwe's political and economic crisis

Mon, 06/07/2020 - 21:21
Zimbabwe's lockdown measures to combat the spread of coronavirus have led to economic and political crisis.
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The Cameroonian waging war against a French war hero’s statue

Wed, 01/07/2020 - 01:38
Essama Andre has repeatedly attacked the statue of French war hero Gen Philippe Leclerc in Doula.
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Viewpoint: What it's like to be an African in the US

Thu, 04/06/2020 - 01:03
Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo writes about the racism he has experienced in the US.
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US says Russia sent jets to Libya 'mercenaries'

Tue, 26/05/2020 - 19:16
Russia urges peace talks as the US accuses it of meddling in the Libya conflict.
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Zambian jailed gay couple pardoned in presidential amnesty

Tue, 26/05/2020 - 18:04
Their 15-year sentence triggered a diplomatic row resulting in the recalling of the US ambassador.
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Coronavirus: Egypt doctors accuse government over medics' deaths

Tue, 26/05/2020 - 13:05
A union says the health ministry bears "full responsibility" for doctors' deaths from Covid-19.
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Trafficked Nigerian women rescued from Lebanon

Tue, 26/05/2020 - 12:28
The 50 return home a month after a woman working as a maid in Beirut was found for sale on Facebook.
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Coronavirus in South Africa: President Ramaphosa says outbreak will get worse

Mon, 25/05/2020 - 10:25
Cyril Ramaphosa nevertheless announces an easing of the lockdown, and that alcohol sales can resume.
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Coronavirus in South Africa: Outbreak closes Mponeng gold mine

Sun, 24/05/2020 - 17:07
South Africa's Mponeng gold mine only resumed operations in April following a national lockdown.
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Coronavirus and children: 'I can't hug my mum any more'

Sun, 24/05/2020 - 09:34
Life for children whose parents work on the frontline against Covid-19 has changed.
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Rwanda genocide: How Félicien Kabuga evaded capture for 26 years

Sun, 24/05/2020 - 02:11
Félicien Kabuga outwitted Rwandan genocide prosecutors by using 28 aliases and powerful connections.
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Coronavirus in Kenya: 'I buried my cousin on Facebook Live'

Sat, 23/05/2020 - 03:14
The BBC's Mercy Juma had to watch her cousin's burial online - until her internet connection failed.
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The Egyptian couple trapped on never-ending honeymoon

Sat, 23/05/2020 - 03:08
A Dubai-based couple are still stuck at a deserted resort, more than two months after their wedding.
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African solutions to the coronavirus crisis

Fri, 22/05/2020 - 20:28
African firms tell the BBC how they are solving problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus in Tanzania: What do we know?

Fri, 22/05/2020 - 15:39
President Magufuli says cases are falling, but the government hasn't released new official figures. What do we know?
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Coronavirus in Africa: Ghana WW2 in a Covid-19 fundraiser

Fri, 22/05/2020 - 12:53
Private Joseph Hammond is fundraising for frontline workers and vulnerable veterans across Africa.
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Africa didn't dither but faces long coronavirus fight

Thu, 21/05/2020 - 02:18
How the continent's sense of vulnerability may help it adapt to yet another deadly disease.
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