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Fourteen deportees including nationals of Nigeria and The Gambia have already arrived, President Mahama says.

Survivors of the flood tell the BBC they are still in need of government support.

Worshippers have been gunned down in mosques and homes have been torched in escalating violence, Human Rights Watch says.

A raid on a Johannesburg factory found 91 Malawians, including 37 children, living in appalling conditions.

Kyalo Mbobu was driving home when a gunman on a motorbike shot him dead on a busy street in the capital.

The UN says the number of obese teenagers has nearly tripled globally in the last two decades.

Cape Verde are one win away from qualifying for the Fifa World Cup for the first time but Cameroon and Nigeria could miss out on the finals.

In a fractious nation, the dam's construction has brought people together despite controversy abroad.

Simone Gbagbo will run against President Alassane Ouattara, who is seeking a controversial fourth term.

Jacob Bethell scores his first professional century before Jofra Archer runs through South Africa as England earn a thumping consolation victory in Southampton.

France face Ireland next Sunday in the Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, sealing top spot in Pool D by hammering South Africa in Northampton.

Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui claims victory in the Great North Run women's race as Eilish McColgan finished third.

Ethiopia is set to inaugurate a mega dam that has stoked tensions with Egypt.

The biblical site of Mount Sinai in Egypt is at the heart of an unholy row over plans to build a huge new tourism project.

A selection of best photos from across the continent and beyond from 29 August till 4 September 2025.

A new dataset with African languages should improve access to AI for millions on the continent.

Activist Edgar Mwakabela describes his ordeal after he says he was kidnapped and shot by suspected state agents.

Compelling evidence to suggest Lebanese Shia leader Musa al-Sadr was killed in Libya is uncovered by BBC.

Two political rivals go head-to-head once again in the hotly contested 16 September poll.

Carolyne Odour's two young sons went missing with their father - a follower of self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie.