How South Africa’s oldest Quran was saved by Cape Town Muslims

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Written by a political prisoner, it is now kept in a bullet-proof casing in a Cape Town mosque.

Fifa urged to look into ‘crisis’ in Mali FA elections as three candidates excluded

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Mali's sports ministry warns of potential "disturbances to public order" as it asks Fifa to investigate next week's vote for a new FA president.

Nigeria’s ex-oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke charged with bribery in the UK

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Diezani Alison-Madueke is alleged to have accepted financial rewards for awarding oil contracts.

World Championships 2023: Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo says quitting social media was ‘huge’

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Botswana's Letsile Tebogo says quitting social media helped him become the first African man to claim a 100m medal at the World Athletics Championships.

Brics summit: How China’s and Russia’s clout is growing in Africa

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China's and Russia's clout is increasing in Africa, as resentment builds towards Western nations.

Wagner chief Prigozhin seen in first video address since coup attempt

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The clip suggests Prigozhin is in Africa, where Wagner is thought to have thousands of fighters.

Brics summit: What does South Africa get out of Brics?

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The five Brics countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - are holding their 15th annual summit in Johannesburg.

Asake returns to UK for first gig since Brixton crush

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Asake hasn't performed in the UK since two women were killed in a crush at his O2 Academy Brixton gig.

Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards – report

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Migrants tell the BBC they were shot on the Saudi border as a new report alleges "mass killings".

Ghana’s Paa Kwesi Asare wins 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award

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Paa Kwesi Asare is this year's winner of the BBC News Komla Dumor Award.