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Jet ski Moroccan tourist describes being shot at off Algerian coast

Sat, 09/02/2023 - 10:15
Mohamed Kissi accuses the Algerian coastguard of killing his brother and a friend.
Categories: Africa

Gabon coup: Military chief says suspension of democracy only 'temporary'

Sat, 09/02/2023 - 01:51
Gabon's main opposition accuses the military of showing no sign they plan to hand power back to civilian rule.
Categories: Africa

Gnawa music: Morocco's Asmâa Hamzaoui takes centre-stage

Sat, 09/02/2023 - 01:35
Morocco's Asmâa Hamzaoui learned to play the main instrument in Gnawa music from her father.
Categories: Africa

Macron looks on as France's Africa policy crumbles

Sat, 09/02/2023 - 01:15
France's post-colonial days are long gone and yet its influence in Francophone Africa is in tatters.
Categories: Africa

Johannesburg fire: Fresh search for victims in South Africa

Fri, 09/01/2023 - 15:51
The fire service wants to be sure that no bodies are left behind from the blaze that killed 74 people.
Categories: Africa

Tabitha Chawinga: Serie A's top goalscorer last season on the adversity she faced in Malawi

Fri, 09/01/2023 - 15:23
Inter Milan's Tabitha Chawinga, Serie A's top goalscorer last season, reveals she was beaten as a child for playing football.
Categories: Africa

Gabon coup: Who is Ali Bongo?

Fri, 09/01/2023 - 12:11
Here are some facts you may not have known about Alain Bongo or better known as Ali Bongo.
Categories: Africa

Jet ski tourists shot dead off coast of Algeria

Fri, 09/01/2023 - 03:53
Coastguards reportedly kill two French-Moroccan tourists who strayed into Algerian waters from Morocco.
Categories: Africa

What a doctor's death in a lift tells us about Africa's debt crisis

Fri, 09/01/2023 - 03:10
Nigeria spends twice as much on debt repayments than on health and education combined, a report says.
Categories: Africa

Africa's week in pictures: 25 - 31 August

Fri, 09/01/2023 - 02:55
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
Categories: Africa

Akon: Success allows me to make music for myself

Fri, 09/01/2023 - 02:48
The singer says he has the financial freedom to bring Afrobeats influences to his new material.
Categories: Africa

Gen Brice Oligui Nguema: Who is Gabon's coup leader?

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 18:34
Who is Gen Brice Nguema, the man who overthrew the president he was supposed to protect?
Categories: Africa

Basketball World Cup 2023: Former NBA star Luol Deng credited with masterminding South Sudan's success

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 17:09
Former NBA star Luol Deng credited as the 'heart and soul' of South Sudan's Cinderella story at the Basketball World Cup.
Categories: Africa

South Africa fire: What are Johannesburg's hijacked buildings?

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 16:44
Many blocks in inner-city Johannesburg, the scene of a deadly fire, are deemed unfit to live in.
Categories: Africa

Johannesburg fire: 'Others jumped too, but they didn't make it'

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 16:44
One survivor tells of his escape, another says she was powerless with her children trapped inside.
Categories: Africa

Johannesburg fire: ‘I’ve never seen anything like this’

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 16:40
At least 73 people died in the blaze in the city centre building
Categories: Africa

Johannesburg fire: 73 dead in blaze at city centre building

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 11:18
South African authorities say it is unclear what sparked the blaze at the five-storey building.
Categories: Africa

Anonymous Sudan hacks X to put pressure on Elon Musk over Starlink

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 10:45
Prolific hackers accused of being a front for Russian cyber-operation shares counter evidence with the BBC.
Categories: Africa

Gabon coup leaders name General Brice Oligui Nguema as new leader

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 05:08
Brice Oligui Nguema is named transitional leader after the overthrow of President Ali Bongo.
Categories: Africa

Gabon coup: Why military takeovers are all the rage

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 03:30
Gabon is the latest African state to be hit by a coup, raising fears about the future of democracy.
Categories: Africa

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