Nigeria oil blast: Nation in trauma after illegal refinery deaths – president

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President Buhari calls the deaths of more than 100 people in an explosion "a national disaster".

Ukraine: ‘BBC racism video inspired me to help refugees’

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After seeing a BBC video about racism faced by Africans fleeing Ukraine, Gina Hitsch decided to help.

Rwanda genocide: ‘I forgave my husband’s killer – our children married’

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The love story of a couple is being used to reconcile Rwandans 28 years after the genocide.

Drogba fails in Ivory Coast federation presidential bid

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Didier Drogba fails to become president of Ivory Coast's football federation, as Idriss Diallo wins Saturday's elections.

The house that fights mosquitoes

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In Tanzania, architects have designed a house they hope will reduce cases of malaria.

Somalia: At least six killed in Mogadishu attack near beach

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The attack reportedly happened near a beach in the capital, Mogadishu.

#JusticeForSheila: Kenyan anger after lesbian’s murder

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People in Kenyan are expressing their upset about LGBTQ discrimination after

Kenya’s Mwai Kibaki: The hope and disappointment

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Ex-Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki is remembered for ending the stranglehold of the former ruling party.

The Ethiopian men queuing to fight for Russia

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Ethiopians queue outside the embassy after being told 'the Russians were looking for ex-service members'.

Mwai Kibaki: Former Kenya president ‘earned the abiding respect and affection’

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Kenya's former president, Mwai Kibaki, has died at the age of 90.