Covid infection in Lagos ‘may top Africa’s official total’

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An antibodies survey in Nigeria suggests millions, not thousands, have already had coronavirus.

Ebola vaccines arrive in Guinea after dust storm delay

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These are the first cases in West Africa, five years after the end of the world's deadliest outbreak.

Thousands dead but no prosecutions – why Liberia has not acted

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Horrific tales dominate the history of Liberia's civil war but no-one has been put on trial there.

Headies awards: Fireboy DML, Wizkid and Omah Lay win

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He bags four prizes at this year's Headies awards, live-streamed from Lagos amid lockdown.

Tshegofatso Pule murder: Boyfriend charged over death of pregnant 28-year-old

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Ntuthuko Ntokozo Shoba is accused of planning Tshegofatso Pule's murder and paying the killer.

Italian ambassador to DR Congo killed in UN convoy attack

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Luca Attanasio and two other people die after his UN convoy is attacked near Goma.

Rwandan Seif Bamporiki killed in South Africa

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Seif Bamporiki was shot dead while delivering a bed in a township in Cape Town, his party says.

Kenya: Endangered giraffes killed by low power lines

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The three that died were Rothschild's giraffes, one of the animal's most endangered subspecies.

Africa’s data gap: Measuring the cost of not counting the dead

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Just eight countries in Africa have adequate death registration systems, a BBC investigation finds.

Tigray crisis: ‘Overwhelming’ humanitarian needs in Ethiopia’s region

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The Red Cross tells the BBC there are major food and medical care problems in the war-torn region.