Guinea lawyers on strike over military crackdown

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The strike could disrupt a landmark trial over a 2009 massacre.

Kenya’s ‘serial killer’ mystery – five key questions

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Still reeling from the discovery of bodies in a quarry, Kenyans are trying to find out more.

Kenya serial killer suspect tortured to confess – lawyer

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Police said the 33-year-old confessed to having killed 42 women since 2022 after his arrest on Monday.

Malaria vaccine roll-out looks to save thousands of lives

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The first doses of the vaccine were rolled out in the Ivory Coast on Monday.

Protester killed as crowds call for Kenya leader to go

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Anti-government demonstrators step up demands for President William Ruto to resign.

The dark life of the South African golfer banned for being too good

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When Bobby Locke coined his immortal phrase, ‘drive for show, putt for dough’, it was just another flag the great South African planted in the story of golf.

Baby ‘saved from traffickers’ was borrowed by charity for photos

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Adam Whittington misled donors to projects in Uganda, Kenya and The Gambia - BBC investigation finds.

Kagame wins Rwanda vote in landslide – partial results

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Rwanda's incumbent president has 99% of the vote, with 79% of ballots counted from Monday's election.

Baby ‘saved from traffickers’ was borrowed by charity for photos

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Adam Whittington misled donors to projects in Uganda, Kenya and The Gambia - BBC investigation finds.

Leaving Syria’s civil war to be a mercenary in Africa

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Unable to earn enough at home, Syrian opposition fighters are travelling via Turkey to Niger to work as mercenaries.