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World Cup 2022: Basque-born Inaki Williams driven to deliver for Ghana

Wed, 11/16/2022 - 11:17
Inaki Williams hopes to give back to Ghana after his late switch of allegiance has given him a World Cup chance.
Categories: Africa

How Gabon is selling carbon credits to fuel its economy

Wed, 11/16/2022 - 11:04
What are carbon credits and how did Gabon earn them? BBC Africa's Claire Muthinji tells us more.
Categories: Africa

COP27: Oil pollution in Egypt threatens one of world's few thriving coral reefs

Wed, 11/16/2022 - 01:34
A climate-change resistant Red Sea reef is being flooded with toxic wastewater, leaked documents show.
Categories: Africa

Baby elephant interrupts Kenyan TV report

Tue, 11/15/2022 - 23:01
Watch as Kenyan journalist Alvin Kaunda's reporting is interrupted by an inquisitive trunk.
Categories: Africa

Nigeria's President Buhari vows to punish killers of local chief in Imo state

Tue, 11/15/2022 - 17:47
President Muhammadu Buhari says the gunmen in Imo state will face the "full wrath of the law".
Categories: Africa

World Cup 2022: Senegal's Sadio Mane out of 'first games' in Qatar

Tue, 11/15/2022 - 16:51
Sadio Mane will miss Senegal's "first games" at the World Cup because of a leg injury, an official from the country's football federation has said.
Categories: Africa

South Sudan: The human cost of floods in South Sudan

Tue, 11/15/2022 - 14:58
The BBC's Mercy Juma travelled to South Sudan where hundreds of villages have been affected by the floods.
Categories: Africa

World Cup 2022: Cameroon's Bryan Mbeumo awaits 'crazy' emotions in Qatar

Tue, 11/15/2022 - 11:19
France-born forward Bryan Mbeumo is relishing the chance to play for Cameroon, the country of his father, at the World Cup in Qatar.
Categories: Africa

Somalia drought: One boy's fight to save his family from starvation

Tue, 11/15/2022 - 01:08
Dahir's brother died of hunger. Now two of his sisters are fighting sickness and malnutrition in Somalia.
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Ukraine war: Zambia demands answers for death of student Lemekhani Nyirenda

Mon, 11/14/2022 - 19:48
Lemekhani Nyirenda was serving a nine-year prison sentence when he went off to fight for Russia.
Categories: Africa

Alaa Abdel Fattah: Family say jailed British-Egyptian activist is alive

Mon, 11/14/2022 - 18:52
Alaa Abdel Fattah tells his family in a letter from prison that he has resumed drinking water.
Categories: Africa

UK withdraws troops from Mali early blaming political instability

Mon, 11/14/2022 - 18:18
British soldiers were operating in the country as part of a UN mission countering Islamist extremism.
Categories: Africa

World Cup 2022: Jojo Wollacott ruled out of Ghana squad after finger injury

Mon, 11/14/2022 - 14:34
Goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott is ruled out of Ghana's World Cup squad after suffering a late finger injury with club side Charlton.
Categories: Africa

Women's Champions League: AS FAR savour first crown after beating Sundowns in final

Mon, 11/14/2022 - 13:19
Ibtissam Jraidi scores a hat-trick as AS FAR beat nine-woman Mamelodi Sundowns 4-0 to win the Women's African Champions League title in Morocco.
Categories: Africa

World Cup 2022: Wahbi Khazri confident Tunisia can reach last 16

Mon, 11/14/2022 - 09:08
Captain Wahbi Khazri believes Tunisia can finally reach the knockout stage of a World Cup, at the sixth attempt.
Categories: Africa

What happened to the 'housegirls' in Kenya?

Mon, 11/14/2022 - 08:10
Africa Eye revisits the story of a domestic worker and her search for a better life.
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Zimbabwe's dilemma over deadly elephant attacks

Sun, 11/13/2022 - 01:06
As the wildlife frontline becomes more dangerous, southern African nations want an end to the ivory ban.
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Ethiopia and Tigray rebels ready to speed up aid

Sat, 11/12/2022 - 20:35
After two years of war, millions are hungry in Tigray - and finally a deal may ease their suffering.
Categories: Africa

Rugby World Cup 2023: Kenya eliminated after qualifying loss to Portugal

Sat, 11/12/2022 - 16:44
Kenya's hopes of qualifying for the 2023 Rugby World Cup are ended by a thumping defeat by Portugal in Dubai.
Categories: Africa

Samburu: The drought and its impact on family planning

Sat, 11/12/2022 - 13:53
In Samburu, the search for water and pasture has seen a drop in access to family planning services.
Categories: Africa

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