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Nigeria boat accident kills at least 76 fleeing floodwater

Mon, 10/10/2022 - 00:30
President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a review of safety measures in the country's water systems.
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Chicago Marathon: Ruth Chepngetich wins but misses world record

Sun, 10/09/2022 - 17:47
Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich misses the world record by 14 seconds as she wins her second consecutive Chicago Marathon.
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Ethiopia civil war: Is the country any closer to finding peace?

Sun, 10/09/2022 - 16:02
Both sides in the two-year long civil war in northern Ethiopia have agreed to attend peace talks in South Africa.
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Gambia cough syrup scandal: Police investigate deaths linked to medicine

Sun, 10/09/2022 - 11:54
Senior officials are called for questioning after 66 children died with acute kidney injuries.
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Ethiopia civil war: My patients are doomed to die in Tigray blockade

Sun, 10/09/2022 - 01:58
Ethiopia's conflict has led to those in hospital needlessly dying, a doctor in Tigray tells the BBC.
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Gambia cough syrup scandal: What do we know so far?

Sat, 10/08/2022 - 11:44
WHO warns that four cough syrups could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia.
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London Fashion Week: ‘My Nigerian culture is part of how I express myself’

Sat, 10/08/2022 - 09:29
British-Nigerian fashion designer Abigail Ajobi talks about how her culture influenced her latest collection.
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Letter from Africa: The Afro-punk band taking on 'whitewashed' history

Sat, 10/08/2022 - 01:39
The anti-colonial Kenyan musicians with a cult following who are challenging the status quo.
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Gambia cough syrup scandal: Mothers demand justice

Fri, 10/07/2022 - 22:16
Sixty-six Gambian children are thought to have died because they were given unsafe medicine.
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Uganda: Women in Lira are not allowed to sit in the front cabins of trucks

Fri, 10/07/2022 - 19:51
A recently passed by-law in northern Uganda bans women from sitting in the truck's front cabins.
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Africa's week in pictures: 30 September - 6 October 2022

Fri, 10/07/2022 - 01:14
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
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Catherine Phiri: Zambian boxer 'to be back' after two-year doping ban

Thu, 10/06/2022 - 19:09
Zambian boxing champion Catherine Phiri has been suspended from all boxing activities for two years after being found to have used a banned substance.
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Rugby World Cup: 'Anything is possible' for South Africa, says Lusanda Dumke

Thu, 10/06/2022 - 18:35
South Africa women hope to belie their underdog status and progress into the knockout stages of the Rugby World Cup for the first time.
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Buya Turay: Sierra Leone's 'runaway groom' buoyed by Swedish return

Thu, 10/06/2022 - 11:42
Sierra Leone international Mohamed Buya Turay insists Sweden's top flight league is of a high standard after returning to Scandinavia.
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WHO alert over India-made cough syrups after deaths in The Gambia

Thu, 10/06/2022 - 08:09
Some 66 deaths in The Gambia may be linked to four syrups made by an India-based firm, world health officials say.
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The terrors of Kenya’s school arson epidemic

Thu, 10/06/2022 - 01:28
The BBC talks to students whose schools have been set on fire in a spate of recent attacks.
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The Aluu Four: Ten years on from the mob killing that shocked Nigeria

Wed, 10/05/2022 - 20:14
The mob lynching of four students ten years ago shocked Nigeria.
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Uganda's president sorry for son Muhoozi Kainerugaba's threat to invade Kenya

Wed, 10/05/2022 - 17:57
Uganda's leader embarks on a damage-control exercise after a series of bizarre tweets by his son.
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East Africa drought: Why is it happening?

Wed, 10/05/2022 - 15:47
Ben Rich explains what is causing the repeated failed rainy seasons in the region and the impact of climate change.
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Proscovia Peace: Netball has provided meaning to Uganda captain's life

Wed, 10/05/2022 - 10:58
Uganda captain Proscovia Peace on netball helping her through many struggles in life, including being poisoned.
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