Hoops and rhymes boosting Africa's creative economy

The Basketball Africa League is is leveraging the power of entertainment to help grow the game on the continent and boost Africa's creative economy.

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Rwandan beekeeper arrested in US over genocide charges

The 65-year-old suspect is also charged with visa fraud while seeking to become a US citizen in 2013.

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Kipyegon targets first women's sub-four minute mile

Three-time Olympic and world 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon is to attempt to become the first woman to run a sub-four minute mile.

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Zimbabwe wrap up first Test win in four years

Zimbabwe win their first Test match in four years with a three-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Sylhet.

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Zimbabwe wrap up first Test win in four years

Zimbabwe win their first Test match in four years with a three-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Sylhet.

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Suspension of Ghana's chief justice is 'abuse of power', says opposition

This is the first time in Ghana's history that a president has removed a chief justice from office.

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Fire, fronds and flax: Africa's top shots

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

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Racially charged row between Musk and South Africa over Starlink

The tech billionaire is embroiled in a row with the government over black empowerment legislation.

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Watch: Might the next pope come from Africa?

The Archbishop of Abuja in Nigeria speaks to the BBC about how the next pontiff could be selected.

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Watch: Might the next pope come from Africa?

The Archbishop of Abuja in Nigeria speaks to the BBC about how the next pontiff could be selected.

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Africa remembers Pope who spoke for the continent

African Catholics, who are becoming more important in the Church, remember a man who spoke for them.

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Actor in film warning of revenge killings shot dead in family feud

A top Somali actor is targeted in a revenge killing shortly after making a film warning about such feuds.

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Sudan's years of war - BBC smuggles in phones to reveal hunger and fear

Rare accounts of life in el-Fasher - the last major city in Darfur controlled by the Sudanese army.

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Diplomatic tensions escalate as Algeria expels French officials

The move is Algeria's biggest expulsion of French consular staff since it gained independence in 1962.

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Chepngetich and Jepchirchir out of London Marathon

World record holder Ruth Chepngetich pulls out of the London Marathon, along with defending champion Peres Jepchirchir.

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'Death is everywhere': Sudan camp residents shelter from attacks

One person in Zamzam described things as "extremely catastrophic" after three days of assaults.

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The mother and children trapped between two conflicts

Fighting between rival forces resumes in South Sudan, while a full-scale civil war rages in neighbouring Sudan.

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US-Somali airstrike as battle rages for key town

Heavy fighting broke out on Wednesday after al-Shabab raided the town, saying they had captured it.

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Actor in film warning of revenge killings shot dead in family feud

A top Somali actor is targeted in a revenge killing shortly after making a film warning about such feuds.

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'Child in arms, luggage on my head, I fled Sudan camp for safety'

Inhabitants of Sudan's biggest camp for displaced people have had their lives upturned once again.

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