Africa

Five missing Kenyan youths freed amid uproar over abductions
More than 80 young Kenyans have gone missing in recent months, with many blaming the security forces.
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The remarkable life of Andrée Blouin - Africa's overlooked independence heroine
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10 hours ago
Mozambique opposition leader says he will return home from exile
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7 hours ago
Chinese nationals arrested with gold bars and $800,000 cash in DR Congo
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1 day ago
Rwanda-backed rebels seize key town in DR Congo
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1 day ago
Africa's capoeira kids. Video, 00:02:40
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Africa Sport
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5 hours ago
Tanzania's fuel revolution slowed down by lack of filling stations
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1 day ago

Features and analysis

Bringing a tyrannical Ethiopian queen and her twins to life
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2 days ago
The Nigerians who yearn for the title 'Leopard Slayer'
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4 days ago
How Kenyan workers who earn $2 a day to grow coffee are being hit by climate change
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Africa
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30 December 2024

Nigerians shimmy and shake at 'Africa's biggest party'
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Africa
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29 December 2024
How old English sea shanties inspired Cape Verdean singer
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Africa
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28 December 2024
The YouTubers exploring their family homelands
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London
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29 December 2024
On patrol with Kenyan forces inside Haiti's gang warzone
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Latin America
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24 December 2024
Soweto's 'Lion King' on his return for Mufasa
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Africa
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23 December 2024

Sport

Fulham squad 'one big brotherhood', says Iwobi
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Africa Sport
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3 days ago
What to look out for in African sport in 2025
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5 days ago
'I told Sudan players to feel they are Messi or Ronaldo'
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Africa Sport
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31 December 2024
Chebet smashes own women's 5km world record
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Athletics
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31 December 2024
'Banda-wagon' gathers pace as Zambian eyes greatness
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Africa Sport
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30 December 2024

Watch/Listen

Kenya investigates space junk that fell on village. Video, 00:00:58
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3 days ago
Fire devastates one of Africa's largest clothes markets. Video, 00:01:04
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2 days ago
Nigeria's Iwobi plays Santa with his Christmas shop. Video, 00:02:08
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Africa Sport
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23 December 2024
Watch: BBC sees 'complete devastation' in Mayotte. Video, 00:01:02
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Europe
Posted
19 December 2024
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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13 December 2024

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