South Africa v India: Tourists win in a day and a half in historic Newlands Test to draw series

Just 107 overs are bowled as India beat South Africa in the shortest Test to produce a winner in the history of the game.

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Will Smith surprises Guinea student who biked across Africa

The Hollywood star was moved by the story of the student who pedalled 4,000km to get to a university.

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Algeria's Atal sentenced for inciting religious hatred

Algeria defender Youcef Atal is handed an eight-month suspended sentence by a French court for inciting religious hatred in a social media post about the conflict in Israel and Gaza.

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Ernest Bai Koroma: Sierra Leone ex-president charged with treason over attempted coup

Ernest Bai Koroma has agreed to move to Nigeria in return for the charges being dropped, the BBC understands.

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Afcon 2023: A pictorial journey through the Africa Cup of Nations

South African photographer Gavin Barker picks out some of his favourite images from the past 25 years of the Africa Cup of Nations.

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Israel to fight South Africa's Gaza genocide claim in court

South Africa accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, triggering Israeli outrage.

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DR Congo elections: How Félix Tshisekedi won chaotic poll

The president waged a nationalist campaign, while the opposition was divided.

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Nandre Burger: The smiling South African quick defying calls for more menace

Nandre Burger laughs off criticism from Kevin Pietersen that he is too smiley on the cricket pitch.

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Somalia calls Ethiopia-Somaliland agreement act of aggression

In an angry reaction, Somalia says the Ethiopia-Somaliland deal is a violation of its sovereignty.

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BBC Sound of 2024: South Africa's Tyla says 'people are not ready' for debut album

After scoring a global hit with her summer anthem Water, Tyla comes fourth in the BBC Sound of 2024.

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Ethiopia signs agreement with Somaliland paving way to sea access

The prime minister of the landlocked country has said that sea access was an existential question.

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Beatrice Chebet: Kenyan athlete breaks women's world 5km record in Barcelona

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet breaks the women's world 5km record at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona.

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Félix Tshisekedi: DR Congo's re-elected president

Felix Tshisekedi came to power in 2019 vowing to made DR Congo "the Germany of Africa".

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Benjamin Kiplagat: Ugandan athlete stabbed to death in Kenya - reports

Benjamin Kiplagat, 34, reached the semi-finals of the 2012 London Olympics in the 3,000m steeplechase.

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DR Congo election: Results due with President Felix Tshisekedi leading

The full results of DR Congo's elections are expected, with President Tshisekedi enjoying a huge lead.

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Mali: UN peacekeeping mission ends after decade

With some 310 peacekeepers killed, Mali was the UN's second deadliest mission worldwide.

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Sahara migrant smuggling: Double-edged sword of overturning Niger's ban

Will Niger's ending of a seven-year ban on migrant-trafficking lead to more deaths?

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Faith Kipyegon: Kenyan runner on patience and self-belief in a record-breaking 2023 season

Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon on manifesting her stellar 2023, which included world records and two World Championship golds.

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Afua Asantewaa: Ghanaian media personality ends 126-hour singing marathon

Afua Asantewaa's Guinness World Record attempt, which began on Christmas Eve, had a huge following.

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Burundi's President Ndayishimiye hits out over gay rights and aid

A fervent Catholic, Évariste Ndayishimiye says homosexuals "should be stoned" and not granted rights.

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