Two worlds collide

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Having survived genocide by German troops in the 1900s, Namibia's Himba people are now facing a bigger threat to their way of life - encroaching modernity, writes the BBC's Pumza Fihlani.

African protests over the CFA ‘colonial currency’

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There is anger directed to African leaders that activists accuse of being complicit with France

South Africa student receives $1m loan in error

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A university is investigating how the mistake was made and says the student went on a spending spree.

Not the only flood

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As the media focuses on Texas, social media users highlight disasters in other parts of the world.

2018 World Cup: Crucial games for Africa’s hopefuls

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African champions Cameroon are among several nations who face a crucial week ahead as they aim to qualify for 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.

Cameroon bans ‘opposition’ English-language TV channel

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Authorities want to stop an English-language station amid Anglophones' anti-government protests.

Zipline plans Tanzania drone expansion

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The company wants to open four distribution centres to serve thousands of medical centres in Tanzania.

Tunisia’s Aymen Abdennour loaned to Marseille from Valencia

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Tunisia defender Aymen Abdennour decides on a return to France to play for Marseille on loan rather than a move to Russian side Zenit St Petersburg.

Losing your voice

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Katrina Esau is working hard to save the language of her childhood from dying out - she is one of just three speakers, as the BBC's Pumza Fihlani discovers.

N|uu: S. Africa’s oldest San language on the edge of extinction

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Listen to one of only three surviving speakers of South Africa's "critically endangered" N|uu language.