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Girmay first black African to win Tour de France stage

Mon, 07/01/2024 - 18:50
Eritrea's Biniam Girmay makes history as the first black African to win a Tour de France stage.
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Jabeur hoping it is third time lucky at Wimbledon

Mon, 07/01/2024 - 17:14
After the heartbreak of losing the past two Wimbledon finals, could 2024 be third time lucky for Tunisian star Ons Jabeur?
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The winners and losers in South Africa's historic new government

Mon, 07/01/2024 - 14:53
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed the most ideologically diverse government in South Africa's history.
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How do South Africa move on from more World Cup agony?

Mon, 07/01/2024 - 14:00
After suffering yet more World Cup agony in their dramatic T20 final defeat by India, how does South African cricket move on?
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The Moroccan man sentenced to death for fighting for Ukraine

Mon, 07/01/2024 - 13:23
Brahim Saadoun was studying in Ukraine when the Russians invaded in February 2022.
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I recognised my sister in video of refugees captured in Sudan war

Mon, 07/01/2024 - 00:46
Eritreans tell the BBC their relatives are being detained incommunicado by Sudan's military.
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I recognised my sister in video of refugees captured in Sudan war

Mon, 07/01/2024 - 00:46
Eritreans tell the BBC their relatives are being detained incommunicado by Sudan's military.
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Suspected female suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria

Sun, 06/30/2024 - 18:53
A wedding, the funeral of those killed there as well as a hospital were targeted in a series of attacks.
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The UK taxi driver still being paid as a Nigerian civil servant

Sun, 06/30/2024 - 09:48
President Bola Tinubu cracks down on the ex-government workers who still get a wage despite leaving.
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The UK taxi driver still being paid as a Nigerian civil servant

Sun, 06/30/2024 - 09:48
President Bola Tinubu cracks down on the ex-government workers who still get a wage despite leaving.
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How Afrobeats made it to the very top of Glastonbury

Sun, 06/30/2024 - 03:48
On Sunday, Afrobeats megastar Burna Boy will play Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage.
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Was there a massacre after Kenya's anti-tax protests?

Sat, 06/29/2024 - 01:28
Reports of a mass killing by police in a Nairobi suburb spread quickly. The BBC looked for the evidence.
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Was there a massacre after Kenya's anti-tax protests?

Sat, 06/29/2024 - 01:28
Reports of a mass killing by police in a Nairobi suburb spread quickly. The BBC looked for the evidence.
Categories: Africa

Slavery, migration and jihadists - the issues as Mauritania votes

Sat, 06/29/2024 - 01:19
This election is a litmus test of Mauritania’s democracy after its first democratic transfer of power in 2019.
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Kenya protesters traumatised by abductions - lawyer

Fri, 06/28/2024 - 19:47
Some spoke of having phones confiscated by agents and enduring horrific experiences in dark rooms.
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Protesters set fire to Kenya's parliament - but also saved two MPs

Fri, 06/28/2024 - 16:52
Two legislators thank the parliamentary invaders for coming to their rescue during a two-hour orderal.
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Protesters set fire to Kenya's parliament - but also saved two MPs

Fri, 06/28/2024 - 16:52
Two legislators thank the parliamentary invaders for coming to their rescue during a two-hour orderal.
Categories: Africa

Protesters set fire to Kenya's parliament - but also saved two MPs

Fri, 06/28/2024 - 16:52
Two legislators thank the parliamentary invaders for coming to their rescue during a two-hour orderal.
Categories: Africa

Kenyan court allows military deployment to quell protests

Fri, 06/28/2024 - 13:02
A judge declines to halt the deployment of soldiers to assist police in quelling anti-budget protests.
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Top designer vows to regrow dreadlocks cut after Uganda arrest

Fri, 06/28/2024 - 11:33
Fashion designer Latif Madoi says he was targeted because of his support for opposition leader Bobi Wine.
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