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The alleged scheme used stolen identities to claim US student aid, with Kenyans among those charged.

The nun who rehabilitates child victims of Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army

More than 20 heads of state arrived at the summit.

Families affected tell the BBC they want answers and financial help as Amnesty says a crackdown continues.

Ireland captain Paul Stirling will miss the concluding two matches of his side's one-day international series in Namibia after fracturing his finger.

Arno Yafunga Botay fled DR Congo with his family in 2017 and will compete at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team.

Ulster back row Juarno Augustus is relishing being back in his native South Africa as he prepares to face his former club Stormers after recovering from ankle surgery.

Unidentified gunmen on motorcycles swooped on a remote village on Friday, looting shops and setting houses ablaze.

The authorities had justified the ban by saying online content was fuelling conflict, while the opposition had condemned it as an abuse of power.

That Girl Boina's post about why she had closed her beauty parlour struck a nerve with other small business owners.

That Girl Boina's post about why she had closed her beauty parlour struck a nerve with other small business owners.

She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Rescue efforts are under way to find people trapped under the block, which was still under construction when it buckled.

Reigning world women's marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after a sample tests positive for EPO.

A BBC investigation has found evidence that Sudanese paramilitary fighters systematically destroyed el-Fasher's healthcare system.

This is President Peter Mutharika's fifth visit to South Africa this year.

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.

Her husband is currently in isolation but has not developed any symptoms, Swiss officials say.

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.

Lewis Hamilton addresses concerns on human rights grounds about holding an African Grand Prix in Rwanda by saying people should "approach it with humility".