Massive Buddha statue is stolen from Botswana temple

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Local people say the thieves may have thought the half tonne bronze statue was made out of gold.

Unity and division as Welby visits East Africa

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The archbishop's visit aims to recognise the plight of refugees and hold together the Church of England.

Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic is welcomed back as coach of Orlando Pirates

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Serbian coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic is welcomed back for a second stint in charge of South African club Orlando Pirates.

South African Stephen McGown freed by al-Qaeda in Mali

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Stephen McGown was seized from a hotel in Timbuktu in November 2011.

South African Airways ‘is on verge of bankruptcy’

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Accounts shown to South African MPs show the country's national carrier has run out of money.

Migrant crisis: Libya strongman Haftar warns Italy over ships

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Italian ships in Libyan waters that return migrants will be "repelled", Field Marshal Haftar said.

Rwanda elections 2017: President Kagame to win one-horse race?

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The BBC's Robert Misigaro explains why President Paul Kagame is hot favourite to win Friday's poll.

Tackling the taboo

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Stephen Kigoma, a survivor of male rape from DR Congo, calls for more men to talk about their ordeals.

Fresh campaign

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After helping to elect Trump, big data company Cambridge Analytica is going global.

Visionary or tyrant?

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Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is hailed by allies as a visionary leader, but his opponents fear him.