Derna: Flood-hit Libyan city living through ‘doomsday’

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A Libyan journalist tells the BBC of a friend whose entire family was killed by the flooding.

Libya floods: Storm Daniel forces people onto streets

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Much of Libya's eastern port of Derna is underwater after two dams and four bridges collapsed.

Gabon Prime Minister: Ali Bongo ministers should be prosecuted

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Gabon's new prime minister speaks to the BBC about plans to prosecute ministers under ousted leader Ali Bongo.

Libya floods: Flooded city buries its dead in mass graves

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At least 10,000 people are still missing after a catastrophic dam burst which took 2,300 lives.

Morocco earthquake: Young volunteers answer desperate calls for help

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Scores of young volunteers help distribute aid for hundreds of devastated communities in Morocco.

The app teaching Somalis to read and write

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The technology means that learning is taken out of school to where many Somalilanders live and work.

Morocco earthquake: ‘The destruction is complete, vast’

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Hassan Ghani Sheikh from Islamic Relief Worldwide says people in the earthquake zone are traumatised and helpless.

African TV broadcast row: Caf broke contract as beIN Sports ‘owed $98m’

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The Confederation of African Football broke its contract with beIN Sports as it is owed nearly $100m by the Qatari media group, a source has told the BBC.

Libya floods: Footage shows aftermath of catastrophic floods

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The floods in the city of Derna which caused two dams to collapse have been likened to a tsunami.

Libya floods: Floods devastate city of Derna

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Eyewitness footage shows a torrent of water flowing through Derna, causing massive destruction.