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BBC News - Africa
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Trumpets, turtles and talons: Africa's top shots

Fri, 23/02/2024 - 09:18
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

Trumpets, turtles and talons: Africa's top shots

Fri, 23/02/2024 - 09:18
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

Russia angers Guinea's junta after government dissolved

Thu, 22/02/2024 - 22:01
Russia's embassy reportedly warned of possible unrest in Guinea, angering its military rulers.

Kenya will support family of Kiptum's coach

Thu, 22/02/2024 - 17:48
Kenya's government will donate funds to support the family of athletics coach Gervais Hakizimana, who died alongside Kelvin Kiptum.

The all-female Senegalese band putting women front and centre

Thu, 22/02/2024 - 15:06
Orchestre Jigeen Ñi want to inspire a new generation of musicians in their country, one song at a time.

The all-female Senegalese band putting women front and centre

Thu, 22/02/2024 - 15:06
Orchestre Jigeen Ñi want to inspire a new generation of musicians in their country, one song at a time.

Ghana's Black Queens wait on unpaid bonuses

Thu, 22/02/2024 - 13:36
Ghana's women's football team will be paid the bonuses they are due before Friday's Olympic Games qualifier, an official confirms.

Kenya drops unpopular entry fee for seven countries

Thu, 22/02/2024 - 13:26
South Africans and Ethiopians are among those who will no longer have to pay a $30 fee to enter.

South Africa's parliament impeaches top judge

Thu, 22/02/2024 - 10:02
This historic move will see John Hlophe removed as the leading judge in Western Cape province.

Cyber-attack hits Malawi's immigration service

Thu, 22/02/2024 - 09:07
President Lazarus Chakwera says the government will not give in to the hackers' ransom demand.

Libyan government says militias to leave Tripoli

Thu, 22/02/2024 - 05:29
Armed groups controlling the capital for years have struck a deal to quit, after a series of deadly clashes.

Family share memories of Kenya’s marathon legend

Thu, 22/02/2024 - 04:19
Kelvin Kiptum is to be buried in his village in Kenya where his family remember what made him special.

The sacrifices key to Kenya's late marathon legend

Thu, 22/02/2024 - 04:19
Kelvin Kiptum is to be buried in his village in Kenyan where his family remember what made him special.

South Africa boosts welfare grants ahead of May poll

Wed, 21/02/2024 - 14:27
The governing ANC is expected to face its toughest election since it took power 30 years ago.

The awful conditions that cattle are kept in on ships

Wed, 21/02/2024 - 07:33
The stench from a vessel loaded with cattle which engulfed Cape Town has drawn attention to a wider issue.

The awful conditions that cattle are kept in on ships

Wed, 21/02/2024 - 07:33
The stench from a vessel loaded with cattle which engulfed Cape Town has drawn attention to a wider issue.

Ship blamed for Cape Town stink leaves for Iraq

Wed, 21/02/2024 - 00:19
South African authorities say conditions on board the livestock vessel from Brazil are "abhorrent".

The Ethiopian schoolchildren surviving on wild berries

Tue, 20/02/2024 - 20:18
About 400 people are thought to have starved to death in six months in Tigray and Amhara regions.

Ethiopia hunger: 'We are surviving on wild berries'

Tue, 20/02/2024 - 20:18
About 400 people are thought to have starved to death in six months in Tigray and Amhara regions.

Nigerian woman gives birth at Lagos bus stop

Tue, 20/02/2024 - 17:34
Scenes of jubilation broke out after the woman gave birth to a "bouncing" baby boy, medics say.