Jihadists on 200 motorbikes storm Niger army base

At least 34 soldiers were killed in the latest attack by Islamist groups, Niger's military leaders say.

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South African engineers freed after two years in Equatorial Guinea jail

Their families say they were arrested because assets belonging to Equatorial Guinea's vice-president were seized.

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Fan dies in Algeria football stadium fall

Many others were injured when a barrier collapsed as MC Alger fans celebrated winning the league, reports say.

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US basketball training for Senegal cancelled after visas rejected

Players will train in Dakar instead "in a sovereign and conducive setting", says the prime minister.

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South Africa's firebrand MP banned from entering UK

Opposition MP Julius Malema is "non-conducive to the public good", the Home Office says.

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Three decades, one leader - how Eritreans had their hopes dashed

Isaias Afwerki promised elections when he came to power in 1991 but these have still not been held.

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Jihadists on 200 motorbikes storm Niger army base

At least 34 soldiers were killed in the latest attack by Islamist groups, Niger's military leaders say.

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Niger military leaders to nationalise uranium firm

The company is majority French-owned, while the junta wants more local control of Niger's mineral wealth.

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US basketball training for Senegal cancelled after visas rejected

Players will train in Dakar instead "in a sovereign and conducive setting", says the prime minister.

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Rwanda and DR Congo agree draft peace deal to end conflict

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to witness the formal signing of the peace deal next week.

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Why the death of a blogger has put Kenya's police on trial

His widow tells the BBC his last words from a police station in Nairobi were: "I'll see you soon."

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Cape Town safety fears force parents to seek former white-only schools

A legacy of apartheid means some black students have to go the extra mile to get a decent education.

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South Africa's firebrand politician banned from entering UK

Opposition politician Julius Malema is "non-conducive to the public good", the Home Office says.

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The women at the centre of Somalia's construction boom

Mogadishu's rapid expansion after decades of war is giving unexpected opportunities in a male-dominated society.

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Family of Zambia's ex-president Lungu halts return of his body

Edgar Lungu's family accuses the government of deviating from the agreed funeral programme.

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What is behind the wave of killings in central Nigeria?

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu orders security officials to bring an end to the killings.

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Kenyan 'miracle babies' pastor dies in road crash

Televangelist Gilbert Deya has died in an accident and at least 30 other people are reportedly injured.

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Cape Town safety fears force parents to seek former white-only schools

A legacy of apartheid means some black students have to go the extra mile to get a decent education.

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How Trump's Africa strategy may become a double-edged sword

US aid to Africa has been cut and now defence is in Trump's sights - but it may prove more costly.

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Starvation alert as children fill Kenya refugee ward after US aid cuts

A UN official warns that hundreds of thousands in the sprawling camp are "slowly starving".

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