Hotel Rwanda ‘hero’ sues Greek airline for ‘aiding kidnap’

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The man depicted in the Hollywood film is in prison in Rwanda awaiting trial on terrorism charges.

Tigray crisis: How Ethiopian doctors fled militia attacks

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Ethiopian doctors tell the BBC about their efforts to treat wounded civilians during fighting last month.

In pictures: The beauty of toilets

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Photographer Elena Heatherwick captures the stories behind them in villages in Rwanda and Madagascar.

In pictures: The beauty of toilets

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Photographer Elena Heatherwick captures the stories behind them in villages in Rwanda and Madagascar.

Lockerbie bombing: ‘New Libyan suspect to be charged’

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The US will announce charges against a suspected bomb-maker behind the 1988 disaster, US media report.

FBI accuses man of al-Shabab-led ‘9/11-style’ plot

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A Kenyan man allegedly got a pilot's license in the Philippines in order to crash a plane in the US.

Humboldt Forum: Berlin museum opens despite criticism over looted art

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One of the exhibits set for the Humboldt Forum next year will be sculptures looted from Nigeria in 1897.

Nigerian states close schools after students kidnapped in Katsina

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More than 300 students are still missing after gunmen raided a school in Katsina state on Friday.

Covid-19 vaccine: When are African countries getting it?

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How and and when are African countries likely to get access to Covid-19 vaccines?

East Africa fears second wave – of locust swarms

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Good breeding conditions mean millions of people are now threatened in the Horn of Africa and Yemen.