Africa

France admits colonial 'massacre', says Senegal's leader
Dozens - perhaps hundreds - of West African troops who fought for France in World War Two were killed.
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World
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2 hours ago
Chad cuts military agreement with France
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World
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5 hours ago
‘My son is a drug addict, please help’ - the actor breaking a Zambian taboo
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Africa
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7 hours ago
Powder, puppets and ponies: Africa's top shots
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Africa
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7 hours ago
Wanyonyi's journey from herdsboy to Olympic champion
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Olympic Games
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6 hours ago
Liberia's notorious rebel-turned-senator Johnson dies
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Africa
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22 hours ago
Zimbabwe parliament hit by power cut after budget speech
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Africa
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4 hours ago

Features and analysis

Why Russia's Africa propaganda warrior was sent home
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Africa
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1 day ago
Sudan's 'invisible crisis' - where more children are fleeing war than anywhere else
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Africa
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1 day ago
Celebrating the Ghanaian king banished by the British
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Africa
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2 days ago

'Pregnant' for 15 months: Inside the 'miracle' fertility scam
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Africa
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4 days ago
Is Namibia going to elect its first female leader?
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Africa
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3 days ago
'We knew Christmas before you' - the Band Aid fallout
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Africa
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5 days ago
Burning old TVs to survive: The toxic trade in electrical waste
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Africa
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5 days ago
Children shot dead after joining pot-banging protests in Mozambique
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Africa
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6 days ago

Sport

England punish sloppy Proteas to seal T20 series
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Women's Cricket
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1 day ago
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Zambia's Banda voted BBC Women's Footballer of the Year
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Women's Football
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3 days ago
Life begins at 40? Africa's legendary veteran footballers
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Africa Sport
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3 days ago
TP Mazembe win African Women's Champions League in upset
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Africa Sport
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5 days ago
All out for seven - Ivory Coast set men's T20I record
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Cricket
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4 days ago

Watch/Listen

Power cut hits Zimbabwe's parliament after budget speech. Video, 00:00:38
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Africa
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6 hours ago
'Looking after cattle was tough' - Wanyonyi's rise to Olympic champion. Video, 00:02:45
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Olympic Games
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2 hours ago
The courageous father in jail for 23 years. Video, 00:03:35
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Africa
Posted
15 November
The people making the case for tourists to visit Africa
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Africa
Posted
12 November
Prince William plays rugby with children in Cape Town. Video, 00:00:33
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UK
Posted
4 November

Programmes and podcasts

Live: World Service for Africa
Focus on Africa Podcast. Audio
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BBC World Service
Africa Daily podcast
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BBC World Service
The Comb podcast
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