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Oil clean-up 'scam' warnings ignored by Shell, whistle-blower tells BBC

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 02:24
The oil giant faces allegations it ignored warnings that a clean-up scheme was beset by corruption.
Categories: Africa

Rebels attack DR Congo army ending lull in fighting

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 18:18
After a quiet couple of days, residents in South Kivu woke up to heavy shelling.
Categories: Africa

Huge data price hike sparks anger in Nigeria

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 15:09
Already suffering from a high inflation rate, Nigerians are now facing bigger phone bills.
Categories: Africa

Ghana veteran Andre Ayew 'not ready to stop'

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 14:02
Ghana forward Andre Ayew says focus is the key to his longevity and he is 'not ready to stop football' aged 35.
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Detained Ugandan politician starts hunger strike

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 13:41
Veteran politician Kizza Besigye has been held for nearly three months as he awaits a trial.
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CAR leader launches meme-coin 'experiment'

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 09:11
President Touadéra says it could "unite people" but many have lost money on similar investments.
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Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 03:15
Three men tell the BBC they have crossed the border multiple times to fight the military.
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Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 03:15
Three men tell the BBC they have crossed the border multiple times to fight the military.
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Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 03:15
Three men tell the BBC they have crossed the border multiple times to fight the military.
Categories: Africa

Mother on hunger strike asks UK PM for help to free her son in Egypt

Mon, 02/10/2025 - 19:22
Laila Soueif has not eaten for 134 days as she campaigns for the release of her pro-democracy activist son from jail in Egypt.
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Pink flamingos 'seized from smugglers' in Tunisia

Mon, 02/10/2025 - 18:25
Birds are discovered wrapped into packages and crammed inside crates, official photos show.
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South Africa mourns pioneering female nuclear scientist

Mon, 02/10/2025 - 17:36
Senamile Masango, dubbed by some as the "queen of science", set out to inspire a younger generation.
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South Africa law at centre of Trump row challenged in court

Mon, 02/10/2025 - 16:13
A junior partner in South Africa's governing coalition calls the new Expropriation Act unconstitutional.
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Sudan army plans new government as it advances in capital

Mon, 02/10/2025 - 08:55
The military leader says a caretaker government will be formed as his forces gain ground in Khartoum.
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The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil

Mon, 02/10/2025 - 03:46
M23 chief Sultani Makenga, wanted for war crimes, has fought as a rebel and a soldier in two countries.
Categories: Africa

The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil

Mon, 02/10/2025 - 03:46
M23 chief Sultani Makenga, wanted for war crimes, has fought as a rebel and a soldier in two countries.
Categories: Africa

The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil

Mon, 02/10/2025 - 03:46
M23 chief Sultani Makenga, wanted for war crimes, has fought as a rebel and a soldier in two countries.
Categories: Africa

Trump signs order freezing aid to South Africa over land law

Sun, 02/09/2025 - 20:11
The White House said South Africa's new law amounts to race-based discrimination.
Categories: Africa

Bodies of migrants found in Libya mass grave, authorities say

Sun, 02/09/2025 - 19:56
It comes just days after another mass grave with 19 bodies was found on a farm nearby.
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How Somalis see the 'Black Hawk Down' battle three decades on

Sun, 02/09/2025 - 13:41
As a documentary about the military disaster is released the BBC speaks to some still affected.
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