Hope and fear as Somalia’s civil war turns 30

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Thirty years since Somalia plunged into civil war, BBC Africa correspondent Andrew Harding has returned to Mogadishu to see what hopes people have for peace.

Biden raises vaccination goal to 1.5m a day after criticism

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The new president ups the target as Minnesota records the first US case of the Brazil Covid variant.

Coronavirus in Zimbabwe: Nick Mangwana apologises for ‘medical assassins’ slur

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Doctors were furious with the government spokesman's comments about politicians' coronavirus deaths.

Uganda ordered to end Bobi Wine’s house arrest

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Soldiers prevented him leaving his house in case he organised protests against disputed elections.

Protecting the last wild lions in Africa

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Photographer George Logan highlights the decline of wild lions using conceptual images.

Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: ‘My wife died giving birth to twins while we hid’

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A father tells the BBC his tragic story of fleeing the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region.

Detective Jane Mugo: Meet Kenya’s ‘spy queen’

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BBC Africa Eye looks at the inside story of Detective Jane Mugo, the woman they call Kenya’s "spy queen".

Egypt’s dreams of democracy still alive?

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It's been 10 years since Egyptians took to the streets to unseat their longest-serving President, Hosni Mubarak.

Cyclone Eloise brings floods to Mozambique’s second city Beira

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Officials are assessing the scale of the damage and trying to restore power in parts of Beira.

Tunisians question whether life is better after Arab Spring

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Ten years after ousting their strongman leader, some say the new system isn't working.