Jawar Mohammed: The Ethiopian media mogul taking on Abiy Ahmed

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Opposition politician Jawar Mohammed has been detained after being accused of inciting violence.

How one woman’s stolen identity exposed a system of exam fraud

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Reports of more than 200 cases have shattered confidence in the life-defining national Gaokao exams.

Tutankhamun’s last tour: Behind the mask

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Why the global exhibition of one of Egypt’s greatest icons may actually be illegal.

Tutankhamun’s last tour: Behind the mask

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Why the global exhibition of one of Egypt’s greatest icons may actually be illegal.

Ivory Coast PM Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies after cabinet meeting

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Amadou Gon Coulibaly was a favourite to succeed Alassane Ouattara as president in October's elections.

Rosewood smuggling in The Gambia: Shipping firm halts timber exports

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A BBC investigation found vast quantities of protected rosewood were being trafficked from The Gambia.

Burkina Faso: 180 bodies found in ‘killing field’

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Pro-government forces battling jihadists were behind the deaths, Human Rights Watch says.

Sadio Mane: Klopp hails Senegal striker’s progress at Liverpool

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says that Senegal's Sadio Mane has 'made massive steps' in the last three years.

Coronavirus: The fight to prove Covid-19 is real as cases rise in Africa

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Fake news and mistrust in the government mean a lot of Nigeria's population thinks the pandemic is a hoax.

How the US caught flashy Nigerian Instagrammers ‘with $40m’

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Dubai has extradited "mrwoodbery" and "hushpuppi" to the US to face cyber money fraud charges.