Tanzanite miners find $5m worth of gems in three months

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A small-scale Tanzanian mining company finds three of the rare gemstones in as many months.

Mali coup: President quits after soldiers mutiny

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Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta steps down in a televised address, asking: "Do I really have a choice?"

Mpape Crushed Rock: Nigerians flock to new beauty spot

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Nigeria's Mpape Crushed Rock is an unlikely tourist sensation for fun-seekers near the capital, Abuja.

Somali hotel raid: ‘How I survived my fourth siege’

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An ex-BBC journalist on his ordeal and how his friend was amongst the 20 people to die in the attack.

Mali president and PM arrested by mutinying soldiers in apparent coup attempt

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President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and Prime Minister Boubou Cissé are detained in an apparent coup attempt.

Soldiers seize Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta

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France and regional bloc Ecowas have condemned the mutiny that began with gunfire early on Tuesday.

The sisters putting Malawi women’s football on the map

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China-based sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga are helping put Malawi on the women's football map.

South Africa: Queues as ban on alcohol and cigarettes ends

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For the first time in weeks cigarettes and alcohol sales are allowed as virus restrictions are eased.

Elephant shrew rediscovered in Africa after 50 years

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The last scientific record of the "lost species" of elephant shrew was in the 1970s.

Mauritius oil spill: MV Wakashio captain arrested

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Crew members say there was a birthday party on the ship the day it ran aground, according to police.