Kenya election result: Raila Odinga and William Ruto await verdict

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Deputy President William Ruto has a narrow lead over ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga in the latest count.

Zambia’s Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya wins BBC News Komla Dumor award

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Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya is this year's winner of the BBC World News Komla Dumor award.

Egypt church fire: ‘We saved who we could’, says survivor

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Dozens of people have died, including children, after a fire broke out at a Coptic church in Giza.

Letter from Africa: How racism haunts black people in Italy

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The murder of a Nigerian vendor has shaken a community in Italy, writes Ismail Einashe.

Egypt fire: Dozens dead in Giza Coptic church

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The blaze broke out at a Coptic Christian church in the city of Giza causing a stampede.

Lessons in heartbreak: I coach women to get over their ex

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A shocking moment in a divorce court prompted Aronke Omame to switch careers and become a break-up coach.

Kenya elections 2022: Raila Odinga and William Ruto in tight presidential race

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Raila Odinga and William Ruto are running neck and neck with almost half of the results confirmed.

In pictures: Defying Mozambican jihadists to go to school

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Riding motorbike taxis has become a lifeline for young men fleeing Mozambique's Islamist insurgency.

Sierra Leone: Protests was ‘terrorism at the highest’ says President Maada Bio

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Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio spoke to in depth to BBC Focus Radio.

Africa Super League will give smaller clubs ‘fighting chance’ of glory

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The financial gains on offer in the Africa Super League will boost smaller clubs' hopes in continental competitions, say Tanzania's Simba FC.