Africa

A party in power for 58 years pledges change for Botswana
President Masisi hopes to lead his party to victory, but the opposition says the nation needs to be saved.
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Africa
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4 hours ago
Time has come for reparations dialogue, Commonwealth heads agree
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Politics
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8 hours ago
The man battling Nigeria’s 'witch-hunters'
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Africa
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1 day ago
Backlash over photos of Somali men at UN women’s conference
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Africa
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1 day ago
Angry Kenyans' comments crash Senate email address
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Africa
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1 day ago
Ex-rebel gets 40-year jail term in landmark Ugandan case
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Africa
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1 day ago
Blue skies and bitter tears: Africa's top shots
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Africa
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Features and analysis

Ballon d'Or nominee Lookman hunts for greatness
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Africa Sport
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1 day ago
Why the King can't say 'sorry' for slavery
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UK
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1 day ago
Mpox - what we know... and what we don't. Video, 00:03:57
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1 day ago
All aboard the sparkling railway breaking new ground for East Africa
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Africa
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3 days ago

Idris Elba: Why I'm planning a move to Africa
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Africa
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4 days ago
Risking death to smuggle alcohol past Somali bandits and Islamist fighters
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Africa
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6 days ago
'We are poisoning ourselves': Ghana gold rush sparks environmental disaster
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Africa
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7 days ago
'You can't show weakness' - why African leaders maintain secrecy around their health
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Africa
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19 October
Putin gathers allies to show West's pressure isn’t working
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World
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5 days ago

Sport

African POTY debate as Boniface & Salah miss out
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Africa Sport
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1 day ago
'Helping a human is better than scoring a goal' - Adebayor
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Africa Sport
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2 days ago
Zimbabwe set new T20 world record in Gambia win
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Zimbabwe
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3 days ago
Africa providing 'incredible talent' for NBA
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Africa Sport
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4 days ago
Rabada takes 300th Test wicket - how does he compare?
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South Africa
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5 days ago
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Watch/Listen

'My farm was destroyed by drought then floods - I am confused' Video, 00:02:34
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Africa
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17 October
BBC reporter: They ransacked my home and left my town in ruins. Video, 00:03:37
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Africa
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16 October
'A humanitarian at his core' Video, 00:02:29
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Africa Sport
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3 October
Inside a hospital on the front line of Sudan’s hunger crisis
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Africa
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3 October
The brothers breaking freestyle football world records
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Africa Sport
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3 October

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
This is Africa

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