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Taiwan has accused Beijing of putting pressure on African countries to close their airspace to Lai's plane.

The Conflict Insights Group (CIG) says its research also shows the extent of UAE involvement.

Midtjylland midfielder Alamara Djabi is in a stable condition having been seriously injured in a stabbing in Denmark, his club says.

Kenya's John Korir sets a new course record of two hours, one minute and 52 seconds to win a second successive Boston Marathon.

A DNA and legal project has identified the fathers of 20 children born near a military base in Kenya.

One of Sudan's most popular bands, Aswat Almadina, recall being in the studio when the war broke out three years ago.

One of Sudan's most popular bands, Aswat Almadina, recall being in the studio when the war broke out three years ago.

The country's biggest musician Teddy Afro laments a lack of unity in the country on his new track.

The Congolese government stresses those expelled from the US are only in the country temporarily.

For centuries the prized sculptures, central to national identity, have been kept outside Zimbabwe's borders.

For centuries the prized sculptures, central to national identity, have been kept outside Zimbabwe's borders.

Pope Leo XIV is on his third day in Cameroon before he heads to Angola on Saturday.

The sentence raises huge questions marks over the political future of one of South Africa's most controversial politicians.

The sentence raises huge questions marks over the political future of one of South Africa's most controversial politicians.

Bellarmine Mugabe was arrested in February following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home in Johannesburg.

The BBC speaks to a student who pushed for his toe print to be taken to verify his identity.

The BBC speaks to a student who pushed for his toe print to be taken to verify his identity.

The pontiff has been unusually forthright during his visit to conflict-hit Cameroon.

World Athletics rejects the applications of 11 elite athletes to switch their nationality to Turkey as the requests were "part of a coordinated recruitment strategy" by the country's government "to attract overseas athletes through lucrative contracts".

World Athletics rejects the applications of 11 elite athletes to switch their nationality to Turkey as the requests were "part of a coordinated recruitment strategy" by the country's government "to attract overseas athletes through lucrative contracts".