Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis: Should ransom payments be banned?

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Businessman Lawal Ado has paid ransoms three times and says there is no other option.

Basketball Africa League: US Monastir to meet Petro Atletico in final

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Tunisia's 2021 Basketball Africa League runners-up knock out champions Zamalek to meet Petro Atletico in the final.

Africa Day party: Glammed-up Lagos revellers celebrate

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Nigerians turn out in style for a star-studded concert to celebrate the continent's special day.

Burkina Faso missing miners: Four dead bodies found

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Another four miners remain missing more than a month after a Burkina Faso zinc mine was flooded.

Ghana cost of living: ‘I used to buy oil in bulk, now I can’t even buy one’

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Caterer Mark shows us how his shopping habits have changed as food prices in Ghana almost double.

Joel Embiid: Will Cameroonian NBA star switch to play for France?

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Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid could turn his back on Cameroon, the land of his birth, to play internationally for France.

Dakar Biennale: From red swimmers to floating teapots

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One of Africa's largest modern art event returns to Senegal after a four-year hiatus.

‘I change how I look and talk to fit in at work’

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Two thirds of women of colour in UK workplaces say they change themselves to fit in, a report says.

Mining giant pleads guilty to bribery in Africa

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Glencore's UK subsidiary pleads guilty to bribery in London, while the firm resolves similar US claims for $1bn.

Nigeria basketball: Fiba warns of long-term impact of withdrawal from internationals

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Basketball's world governing body Fiba warns Nigeria the impact of the government's withdrawal from the sport will last longer than the proposed two years.