Cricket World Cup 2023: Aiden Markram hits tournament’s fastest century in South Africa win over Sri Lanka

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Aiden Markram hits the fastest World Cup hundred as South Africa made 428-5 - the highest score in the tournament's history - in a 102-run victory over Sri Lanka.

Liberia election: George Weah faces demands for war crimes court

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The former football star is running for a second term but faces demands for a war crimes court.

Haiti crisis: Will Kenya overcome the ghosts of Brazil’s mission?

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Kenya will lead a multinational peacekeeping mission to help quell gang violence in Haiti.

Mohbad death: Nursing assistant is prime suspect after Primeboy fight – police

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For the first time, Nigerian police explain how Mohbad died, in a case which has gripped the nation.

South Africa seeks to avoid World Cup flag embarrassment as deadline on anti-doping laws looms

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South Africa seeks to avoid the embarrassment of its flag being banned from the rugby and cricket World Cups after the country's failure to update its anti-doping laws.

Afrobeats megastar Burna Boy is still ‘a work in progress’, his mother says

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Bose Ogulu, who manages Burna Boy, speaks to the BBC about what is next for the Afrobeats sensation.

South Africa’s Kruger National Park study: Animals fear human voices more than lions

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Scientists played recordings of both people talking and lions growling through speakers at water holes.

Boxing: The Nigerian Olympian who trains champions in a gym with no room for a ring

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A Nigerian former Olympian and his fighters are targeting the Games and world titles - even though their gym does not have room for a ring.

Mama Burna on early life, Fela Kuti and Burna Boy as a child

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Bose Ogulu aka Mama Burna won a History Maker award at the Best of Africa Awards.

How Ghana’s central bank lost $5bn in one year

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The country's economic crisis has sparked protests and led to calls for the bank's boss to resign.