Africa

Dozens of children killed in crush at Nigerian Christmas funfair
The widely advertised event saw large numbers of children show up, leading to a deadly crush.
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Africa
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1 hour ago
Malawi seeks billions of dollars from US firm over ruby sales
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Africa
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2 hours ago
Influential ex-defence minister jailed for corruption in Guinea
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Africa
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4 hours ago
Rolling hills are now barren: BBC sees destruction in cyclone-hit Mayotte
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5 hours ago
Embattled Liberian speaker questioned by police over parliament fire
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Africa
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Ghana's Supreme Court dismisses challenges to anti-LGBT bill
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23 hours ago
Nigerian man promised pardon after 10 years on death row for stealing hens
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Africa
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1 day ago

Features and analysis

The city where shopkeepers fear their CCTV cameras could get them killed
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Africa
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1 day ago
'I thought I would die' - freed captive tells BBC of life in West African jihadist base
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Africa
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3 days ago
West African bloc pins hopes on ambitious superhighway from Ivory Coast to Nigeria
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Africa
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4 days ago

'I wasn't me any more' - a photographer tackles her postnatal depression
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Africa
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5 days ago
'Thankless job' - why trainee Kenyan doctors are taking their own lives
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Africa
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6 days ago
Cowrie shells and muscular belles: Africa's top shots
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Africa
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6 days ago
More jobs and no 'nuisance taxes' - Ghanaians' great expectations
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Africa
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11 December
How a uranium mine became a pawn in the row between Niger and France
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World
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8 December

Sport

How Lookman went from 'failure' to Africa's best
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Africa Sport
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2 days ago
SA all out for 64 as England secure dominant Test win
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Women's Cricket
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2 days ago
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Lookman and Banda named African players of the year
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Africa Sport
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2 days ago
Diallo's derby - how Ivory Coast's Amad made the difference for Man Utd
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Premier League
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3 days ago
Rwanda President Kagame announces F1 race bid
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Formula 1
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6 days ago

Watch/Listen

Watch: BBC sees 'complete devastation' in Mayotte. Video, 00:01:02
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Europe
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3 hours ago
Watch: Cyclone Chido batters Mayotte leaving heavy damage. Video, 00:00:58
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Europe
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3 days ago
Pastor Tobi Adeboyega: 'I came to the UK at 25, I lost track of time' Video, 00:05:30
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Africa
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5 days ago
'I always work my way through' - Kelechi Iheanacho. Video, 00:01:58
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Africa Sport
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5 days ago
Jubilant Ghanaians celebrate election results
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Africa
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8 December

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