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South Africa police question four over missing girl

Wed, 03/06/2024 - 10:06
Police say arrests are on the cards, following the six-year-old's disappearance on 19 February.
Categories: Africa

Dinosaur-age sea lizard fossil found in Morocco

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 19:31
Scientists believe the species hunted the oceans 66 million years ago with "teeth like knives".
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'Many families cannot even eat once a day'

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 19:26
A large group of people raided a warehouse full of food in the country's capital Abuja.
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Children feared kidnapped in Mozambique jihadist raids

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 18:05
More than 70 children are missing following the raids by fighters linked to Islamic State.
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Children feared kidnapped in Mozambique jihadist raids

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 18:05
More than 70 children are missing following the raids by fighters linked to Islamic State.
Categories: Africa

Ghana president delays decision on anti-gay bill

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 16:50
Nana Akufo-Addo says he will not assent to the anti-LGBTQ+ bill until a Supreme Court ruling.
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Parliamentary bid to lift ban on FGM in The Gambia

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 15:23
An independent MP tables a bill in parliament to repeal the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM).
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Two die after mid-air plane collision over Kenya

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 14:07
A student pilot and trainer crash in Nairobi National Park after colliding with a passenger plane.
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Zuma ally quits South Africa's governing ANC

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 12:38
Nathi Nhleko's resignation comes in the build-up to the general election in May.
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Mr Ibu - the man who made Africa laugh

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 01:51
Nigerian comic actor John Okafor could make people erupt into laughter without even opening his mouth.
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Ghana finance ministry warns against anti-LGBT bill

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 19:34
The ministry urges the president not to sign the draconian bill over fears the World Bank could cut funding.
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South African navy joins search for missing girl, 6

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 15:13
The young girl went missing from her home in an informal settlement near Cape Town two weeks ago.
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The tree-planting mayor of Freetown

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 02:40
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has faced challenges in her climate change mission but won over many women.
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The tree-planting mayor of Freetown

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 02:40
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has faced challenges in her climate change mission but won over many women.
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Mystery of giant star sand dunes solved

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 02:12
Scientists collected radioactive sand grains in the dark to understand when they formed.
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Burkina Faso says 170 dead in village 'executions'

Sun, 03/03/2024 - 14:12
Prosecutors appeal for witnesses as army warns of rising risk of 'large-scale attacks' by militants.
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Displaced Cameroonian singer on the 'power of our voice'

Sat, 03/02/2024 - 10:52
Mr Leo's new album Good Vibes is coming out in March and he will be singing in three languages.
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How luxury African fashion has wowed Europe’s catwalks

Sat, 03/02/2024 - 05:12
Four designers give their insights into the unrelenting rise of Africa's high-end brands.
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How luxury African fashion has wowed Europe’s catwalks

Sat, 03/02/2024 - 05:12
Four designers give their insights into the unrelenting rise of Africa's high-end brands.
Categories: Africa

Solo orca eats great white shark off South Africa

Sat, 03/02/2024 - 03:05
A killer whale is captured on camera hunting and "eviscerating" a great white shark in less than two minutes.
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