Being gay in Ghana: LGBT community is ‘under attack’

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Since the country’s first LGBT safe space was closed down by police, queer Ghanaians are "not safe".

Hamed Bakayoko: Ivory Coast’s PM dies in Germany

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Hamed Bakayoko died of cancer, the authorities say, days after his 56th birthday.

John Magufuli: Questions raised over missing Tanzania leader

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John Magufuli has not been seen in public for 11 days amid claims he is ill with coronavirus.

Tanzanian President Magufuli ‘in Kenyan hospital with Covid’

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The president has coronavirus and has had a cardiac arrest, an opposition leader tells the BBC.

Bata blast: Satellite images show Equatorial Guinea destruction

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Explosions at a munitions depot in the main city Bata led to more than 100 deaths.

Senegal protests: What you need to know about Ousmane Sonko and his arrest

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Who is Ousmane Sonko, why was he arrested and why are people protesting in Senegal?

Uganda’s missing: Hundreds of families fear for those taken away

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The harrowing tales from Uganda from the families of those who have been detained after a series of raids.

Blighted ovum: The reason some women miscarry

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Loise Nyagol shares her experience after she suffered miscarriages due to a condition known as a blighted ovum.

James Ibori: UK promises to return to Nigeria £4.2m stolen by ex-governor

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James Ibori stole the money while he was governor of Nigeria's Delta State in the early 2000s.

Niger’s Mahamadou Issoufou – why he won a $5m prize

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Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou is the recipient of the 2020 Ibrahim Prize for leadership.