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Watch: Video shows moment of huge explosion in Seychelles

Thu, 12/07/2023 - 14:12
A state of emergency is declared in the country after massive blast at an industrial area.
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Philip Mpango: Tanzanians wonder where vice-president has gone

Thu, 12/07/2023 - 12:29
Philip Mpango has not been seen in public since late October, sparking rumours about his health.
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Ethiopia’s Tigray war: Athlete deaths among devastating impact on sport

Wed, 12/06/2023 - 17:57
Tigray's state athletics federation tells the BBC that 76 athletes were killed during the bloody conflict in the Ethiopian region.
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Outed on TikTok in Ethiopia: 'How a dance nearly cost me my life'

Wed, 12/06/2023 - 02:35
A clip of two men dancing unleashes a torrent of homophobic hatred in Ethiopia.
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Rwanda treaty deals with legal concerns - UK's Cleverly

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 20:26
The home secretary says Rwanda is committed to the safety of anyone sent there as part of the government's migration deal.
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Nigeria airstrike 'mistakenly' kills worshippers at religious festival

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 17:45
The army was targeting "terrorists" when civilians were hit by accident, the state governor says.
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Mauritania's ex-President Aziz jailed for five years for corruption

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:46
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was charged alongside 10 others for various corruption-related offences.
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Anger in Namibia over Dubai COP28 trip by president's children

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:13
Six members of President Hage Geingob's family, including his children, have travelled to Dubai.
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HIV and forced sterilisations: How four Kenyan women found justice

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 02:20
Four women living with HIV who won a landmark case tell the BBC about how they were sterilised.
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UK home secretary heads to Rwanda for migrant deal

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 00:26
James Cleverly is hoping to finally secure flights to the country for migrants who travel to the UK illegally.
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South Africa intercepts 440 unaccompanied children from Zimbabwe

Mon, 12/04/2023 - 19:58
Border officials say they stopped dozens of buses carrying young children from Zimbabwe.
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South Africa book place at 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Mon, 12/04/2023 - 16:33
Holders South Africa qualify for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations after wrapping up a 3-1 aggregate win over Burkina Faso.
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British lawyers could be based in Rwandan courts as part of asylum plans

Mon, 12/04/2023 - 13:42
It comes after the Supreme Court ruled proposals unlawful amid concerns about the Rwandan justice system.
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South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections

Sun, 12/03/2023 - 23:21
The BBC's Fergal Keane returns ahead of elections next year - 30 years since apartheid ended.
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Tanzania floods: Heavy rain and landslides kill 47 in Hanang district

Sun, 12/03/2023 - 18:24
The president sends in security forces after 47 die and 80 are wounded in Hanang district.
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Nelson Mandela's granddaughter slams "climate apartheid" by rich nations

Sun, 12/03/2023 - 14:10
Social activist Ndileka Mandela says "the global north is using economic and legal power to subjugate poor nations".
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G5 Sahel: Niger and Burkina Faso leave anti-Islamist force

Sun, 12/03/2023 - 10:16
Both nations' military juntas say the G5 served foreign interests and has not made the region safer.
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British soldier killed off duty in Kenya

Sat, 12/02/2023 - 20:39
BBC understands 32-year-old Maj Kevin McCool was on a motorcycle trip off base when he was attacked.
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Congo cobalt: TikTokers quit vaping over mining concerns

Sat, 12/02/2023 - 04:09
A swell of online interest in the central African nation has young adults questioning what they puff.
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'Ghana Must Go' bags: Ethiopian Airlines bans the well-known luggage

Fri, 12/01/2023 - 18:50
Ethiopian Airlines says the luggage, known by various names across Africa, can damage equipment.
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