Libyan official refutes blame for flood disaster

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An official tells the BBC people in Derna were told to flee but some did not take the threat seriously.

Libya: BBC finds little foreign aid in flood-hit Derna

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Correspondent Anna Foster describes the scene of devastation in the Libyan city hit by a flood catastrophe.

Trevor Noah jumps into fan’s car to beat traffic in Johannesburg

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The ex-Daily Show host's ordeal played out live on air as he ran late for an interview in Johannesburg.

Morocco earthquake: The teacher who lost all 32 of her pupils

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A teacher tells the BBC all 32 of her pupils died after tremors struck a mountain village.

Libya flooding: CCTV shows cars swept away in Derna

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Large parts of the city of Derna were destroyed after two dams burst, with thousands killed.

Rugby ‘the way to unify’ Africa with ‘better virtues’ than football – Mensah

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The man in charge of African rugby, Herbert Mensah, says the sport should be taught in every school across the continent because its "virtues are better than football".

Africa’s week in pictures: 8-14 August 2023

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A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

Morocco earthquake: Gambian minds ‘not on the game’ prior to Afcon qualification

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Captain Omar Colley cannot celebrate The Gambia's qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations after experiencing the trauma of Friday's earthquake in Morocco.

Libya floods: How a Derna resident lost his entire family

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Johr Ali, a Libyan journalist from Derna, describes the heartbreak of his friend who lost his entire family in the floods.

A village in Egypt bereaved by the Libyan flood

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The Egyptian village of al-Sharif has lost at least 70 young men in the Libyan floods.