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Morocco earthquake: Rescuers joyous following rescue

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 11:57
Moroccan rescuers celebrate the rescue of a man found in the ruins of a flattened building in Moulay Brahim.
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Morocco's national football team give blood after quake

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 09:26
The team's upcoming match against Liberia on Morocco's coastline was cancelled as a result of the earthquake.
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Morocco: Rubble from partially collapsed Jemaa el-Fnaa mosque fell on car

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 08:25
The BBC's Anna Holligan is at the site of the Jemaa el-Fnaa mosque looking at the damage.
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Morocco earthquake: Mountain villages plunged into grief

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 03:24
Locals in Moulay Brahim tell Nick Beake things are "desperate", with a severe shortage of rescuers.
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Morocco earthquake: What we know so far

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 01:29
Many people in Morocco are spending a second night out in the open following a devastating earthquake.
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Morocco earthquake death toll rises above 2,000

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 01:20
The death toll from a huge quake nearly doubles as Morocco's king orders three days of national mourning.
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Johannesburg fire: Inside a 'hijacked' South African building

Sun, 09/10/2023 - 01:04
A resident describes her life inside one of South Africa's 'hijacked' buildings.
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Afcon qualifiers 2023: Mozambique, Mauritania and DR Congo qualify as Aubameyang's Gabon miss out

Sat, 09/09/2023 - 22:10
A 95th-minute winner seals Mozambique's place at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as DR Congo and Mauritania also qualify - but Aubameyang's Gabon are out.
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Morocco earthquake: What we know

Sat, 09/09/2023 - 16:31
A look at what is known about the quake that has claimed the lives of more than 800 people.
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi: Zulu chief who divided South Africa

Sat, 09/09/2023 - 15:35
Chief Buthelezi disagreed with the ANC's tactics of armed action and opposed international sanctions on South Africa.
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Morocco earthquake: Such magnitude usual for country

Sat, 09/09/2023 - 15:27
There has been nothing bigger than a magnitude 6.0 in the affected area for more than 100 years.
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Four videos show extent of damage in Marrakesh

Sat, 09/09/2023 - 15:04
An earthquake in central Morocco has killed hundreds of people with reports some remain trapped under rubble.
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G20: Why it needs African Union at the table

Sat, 09/09/2023 - 14:06
The African Union has been invited to become a permanent member of the G20
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'It was total chaos': Voices from the earthquake

Sat, 09/09/2023 - 11:57
People in Morocco tell of the panic and confusion felt after a powerful earthquake hit late at night.
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Zulu leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi dies aged 95 in South Africa

Sat, 09/09/2023 - 10:09
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pays tribute to him as a "formidable leader".
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Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi: The man who divided South Africa

Sat, 09/09/2023 - 08:21
The Zulu leader says he did his best to fight apartheid - his critics saw him as a collaborator.
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Piles of rubble left in street after deadly Morocco quake

Sat, 09/09/2023 - 05:55
The 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Morocco, killing at least 296 people, the country's interior ministry says.
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The Nigerians learning to speak with British accents

Sat, 09/09/2023 - 02:54
For some Nigerians, the English language is not perfect unless spoken with a British accent.
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Strong earthquake rocks central Morocco - no casualties reported

Sat, 09/09/2023 - 01:59
There is panic in the city of Marrakesh as a 6.8 magnitude quake hits the country.
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Gabon coup: New PM tells BBC country should hold elections within two years

Fri, 09/08/2023 - 22:19
Raymond Ndong Sima, newly installed after a military coup, says it will take time to transition.
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