Who's up, who's down in South Africa's election - and why

The ANC's free-fall, the return of Jacob Zuma and a new era of coalitions.

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South Africa faces new era as ANC set to lose majority

The ANC vote share is on course to drop below 50% for the first time in three decades.

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Zambian ex-first lady arrested on fraud charges

Esther Lungu and her daughter are accused of owning properties suspected to be proceeds of crime.

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Kenya hears 'heartbreaking' claims against UK soldiers

Witnesses at public hearings in Kenya make allegations against British soldiers at a base in Nanyuki.

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Cameroon reinstate Brys as boss as Eto'o apologises

Marc Brys is reinstated as Cameroon boss just two days after a row with federation chief Samuel Eto'o saw the Belgian replaced.

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Friends helped pay for private jet - Kenya leader

William Ruto seeks to allay fears about how much it cost to travel to the US on a private plane.

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Kenyan climber's body to be left on Everest - family

The 40-year-old mountaineer fall near the mountain peak last week with his Nepalese guide, who is yet to be found.

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South Africa votes, here's what people had to say

After nearly 30 years in power, the ANC ruling party faces its toughest challenge yet in this year's polls.

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Outrage as Nigeria changes national anthem

Many Nigerians say the country has more pressing needs amid a cost-of-living crisis.

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Cameroon replace coach Brys after Eto'o argument

Marc Brys is replaced as head coach of Cameroon after he was involved in a heated exchange with federation president Samuel Eto'o.

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South Africans vote in crucial election for the ANC

The party of the late Nelson Mandela faces its biggest challenge in 30 years as millions go to the polls.

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Row over mysterious disappearance of Zambian MP

Independent MP Emmanuel "Jay Jay" Banda is in hospital after an alleged abduction over the weekend.

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'My children hid with goats to trick kidnappers'

A father who fled kidnappers in central Nigeria on his motorbike tells how his family survived.

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Luxury perfumes linked to child labour, BBC finds

The BBC witnessed children picking jasmine in Egypt, a major exporter of the flowers’ oil.

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Egyptian soldier killed in Israel border incident

Reports say there was an exchange of fire in a rare deadly incident between the two countries.

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Kenyan leader says private jet cheaper option

Some Kenyans question the president's statement that using Kenya Airways would have been more expensive.

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A simple guide to the election

The ANC has governed since the end of apartheid, but its vote could fall below 50% for the first time.

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Some 160 villagers reported taken in deadly raid in Nigeria

Nigerian officials say gunmen spent hours in the village and had time to drink tea before abducting people.

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130 people die at Sudan hospital amid city siege

Hospitals and markets in El Fasher are experiencing "violent artillery shelling", a resident says.

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Burkina Faso extends military rule by five years

Military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré breaks his promise to restore civillian rule by 1 July this year.

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Is ANC conquering or struggling in South Africa poll?

The governing party wraps up its campaign for a seventh term with a rally in Soweto.

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Cynthia voted for Nelson Mandela. Now she's abandoning his successors

The ruling ANC party has not delivered the change in South Africa that some had hoped for.

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Kenya’s non-Nato ally status is crucial for regional security

Kenya is the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to enter the special military alliance with the US.

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'South Africa trusts me' - Jacob Zuma talks to the BBC

The BBC's Anne Soy questions the former leader about corruption allegations that have dogged his career.

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Zambia's ex-President Lungu under house arrest, he says

It comes as police say they will summon the former leader over his remarks about regime change.

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Kenyan found dead after going missing on Everest

The 40-year-old mountaineer disappeared on Wednesday with his Nepalese guide, who is yet to be found.

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'Just the beginning' - Atalanta's Nigerian hat-trick hero Lookman

Ademola Lookman etched himself into Atalanta folklore with a Europa League final hat-trick that he says didn’t catch him by surprise – although boss Gian Piero Gasperini admitted nobody could have expected his progress.

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Zuma lashes out at judges after election ban

South Africa's ex-president speaks out for the first time after being barred from running for parliament.

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The Africans chasing European glory and history

Victor Boniface looks for the second part of an 'invincible treble' with Bayer Leverkusen but Nigeria team-mate Ademola Lookman stands in his way.

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Malian footballer criticised for covering LGBTQ logo

Mali's Mohamed Camara is criticised by France's sports minister after covering up anti-homophobia logos while playing for Monaco.

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Salah hints at Liverpool stay after Slot appointment

Egypt captain Mohamed Salah hints he will remain at Liverpool after the Premier League club appoint Arne Slot as manager.

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African Champions League final first leg ends goalless

Esperance and Egypt's Al Ahly draw 0-0 in the first leg of the African Champions League final in Tunisia.

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South African photographer wins top prize

Lebohang Kganye has won the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize for her exhibition Haufi nyana? I've come to take you home

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Zuma takes election battle cry to ANC’s heartland

Ex-President Jacob holds a rally in the historic township of Soweto as he returns to the political front line.

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Singer Libianca on the pressure to take sides in Cameroon war

The star of viral hit People talks to the BBC about getting death threats for waving a Cameroonian flag.

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South Africa seeks halt to Israel's Gaza offensive

It says Israel must be forced to stop its operation in Rafah, in a fresh bid to the UN's top court.

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The race to raise blood money to save a Kenyan man from execution

A mother's desperate attempts to save her son who is on death row in Saudi Arabia.

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Algerian man found alive in cellar after 26 years

Officials have arrested a 61-year-old man suspected of keeping him prisoner.

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Serve's up as Prince Harry plays sit-down volleyball

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been welcomed by a charity which helps service personnel in Nigeria.

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Man from Ghana told he is not British 42 years after in UK

Nelson Shardey now faces a 10-year wait for "settlement" and a bill running into thousands of pounds.

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Scientists solve mystery of ancient 'tree of life'

The iconic trees evolved on Madagascar 41 million years ago and later spread to other countries.

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Swiss court jails Gambia ex-minister for crimes against humanity

Ousman Sonko is convicted of crimes including killing and torture committed in The Gambia.

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Judges to hear Semenya case before final ruling

Athlete Caster Semenya is challenging the ruling that she must take testosterone-reducing drugs to compete.

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Judges to hear Semenya case before final ruling

Athlete Caster Semenya is challenging the ruling that she must take testosterone-reducing drugs to compete.

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Nobel laureate's death to be re-examined in S Africa

The former apartheid regime said Chief Luthuli died in an accident after a train hit him in 1967.

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Why a 'world cruise' had to add more African stops

The world’s longest cruise has been forced to amend its route and is now calling at nine African ports.

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Trapped in hell under collapsed building but pulled out alive

South African Delvin Safers had already made what he thought was his last phone call to his family.

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Tunisia officials arrested in dispute over flag display

The heads of the Tunisian swimming federation and the national anti-doping agency were detained on Saturday.

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Africa Live: Kenya's new planned tax hikes spark anger

Prices of bread and airtime are set to increase as the government seeks to raise additional taxes in an unpopular finance bill - and more stories

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Internet outage felt across East Africa

A key cable linking the region to South Africa was cut on Sunday morning, an industry expert says.

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Tunisia lawyer arrested during live news broadcast

There has been growing criticism on the restrictions on free speech under President Kais Saied.

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Children killed as bomb falls near Sudan hospital - MSF

The battle for control of the western city of El Fasher has intensified over the last few days.

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Meghan opens up about her Nigerian heritage

The Duchess of Sussex describes the "eye opening" experience of learning about her Nigerian ancestry.

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Ghana, Nigeria and the quest for UK looted treasure

Ghana, unlike Nigeria, appears to be winning a battle for stolen artefacts to be put on display back home.

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Serve's up as Prince Harry plays sit-down volleyball

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been welcomed by a charity which helps service personnel in Nigeria.

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Harry plays sit-down volleyball on Nigeria visit

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been welcomed by a charity which helps service personnel in Nigeria.

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Harry and Meghan begin three-day Nigeria visit

The couple's visit to promote the Invictus Games comes after the duke made a short visit to London.

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Tiwa Savage: I always wanted to be an actor

Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage talks to the BBC about her acting debut in the film Water & Garri.

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‘Seeing others like me, it gives me joy’

A Nigerian solider finds friends and familiar stories when he starts competing in para-sport.

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Chad's military ruler wins presidential poll

Gen Mahamat Déby's victory means that the 34-year rule of his family will continue.

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Cyril Ramaphosa - union leader, mine boss, president

Behind the South African leader battling to preserve his party's 30-year reign.

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Benin blocks Niger oil exports in border row

Benin's president accuses Niger of treating his country like an "enemy", as tensions escalate.

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Nigeria's love-hate relationship with twins

Two communities with different views about twins that meant the difference between life and death.

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Julius Malema - South Africa's radical agenda-setter

The divisive leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters threatens to hoover votes up from the ruling party.

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Jersey returns illicit funds to Mozambique

Jersey has seized £829,500 from a corrupt trust and returned it to authorities in Mozambique.

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Swimmer Hafnaoui's Olympic title defence in doubt

Ahmed Hafnaoui's defence of his men's 400m freestyle title at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is in doubt because of injury.

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Africa Live: SA poll agency rejects bid to remove Zuma from MK party

Electoral commission says it does not interfere with political parties' internal affairs - and more.

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‘What do I do now that my sons have been swept away?’

Two of Grishon Waiganjo's sons were swept away in recent flooding in Kenya that has killed hundreds of people.

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Fear and prayers in Sudan city under siege

People in the last major holdout of the army in the west of Sudan nervously await an assault.

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Africa Live: Zuma disciplinary hearing delayed over security concerns

The former president was due to attend a hearing for contravening ANC party's constitution - and more.

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Homes demolished after Kenya flood evacuation order

Residents of a slum say the destruction of their homes caught them by surprise and they have nowhere to stay.

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Rwanda won't guarantee how many migrants it will take

Government spokesperson Yolande Maloko also feels Rwanda has been "attacked unjustly".

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Russian forces sharing base with US troops in Niger

The Russians are said to be sharing a wing of Niger's main airport, but not mingling with US troops.

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Liberia to set up first war crimes court - 21 years after conflict ended

An estimated 250,000 people were killed in Liberia's two civil wars between 1989 and 2003.

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‘What do I do now that my sons have been swept away?’

Two of Grishon Waiganjo's sons were swept away in recent flooding in Kenya that has killed hundreds of people.

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Cas to hear Algerian appeal in Morocco map row

The Court of Arbitration for Sport will hear an appeal about a map of Morocco on a football shirt which has angered Algerians.

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Nigeria raises civil servants' pay by up to 35%

Nigeria raises salaries for government workers to help them cope with the cost-of-living crisis.

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‘What do I do now that my sons have been swept away?’

Two of Grishon Waiganjo's sons were swept away in recent flooding in Kenya that has killed hundreds of people.

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Waking to a 'different world' after Kenya's flood

Survivors desperately search for loved ones as the president announces a large-scale evacuation.

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Migrants hit by high fees to send money home

Sending money across borders, particularly in Africa, can still be expensive.

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