Around 30 reportedly killed in Burkina Faso village attack

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Security forces are battling jihadist militants accused of raids and kidnappings across the region.

Emmanuel Gyasi: Born in Italy fulfilling his dream of playing for Ghana

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Italy-born Emmanuel Gyasi says he has fulfilled a childhood dream of playing for Ghana and now wants to win trophies with them.

South Africa’s Zulu Princess Thembi: People think we’re murderers

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Royals deny a poison plot while a court challenge claims a signature was forged on a dead king's will.

Retirement Hell: Why many Nigerian pensioners are denied access to their pensions

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BBC Africa Eye goes undercover to expose an ineffective and corrupt pension system in Nigeria.

South Africa to ban lion breeding for cub petting

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The controversial practice sees lions bred in captivity for hunting or for tourist attractions.

DR Congo Muslim cleric Sheikh Ali Amini killed in mosque

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The gunman fled on motorbike after shooting Sheikh Ali Amini while he was praying, an activist says.

Why African countries back China against the West on human rights

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Countries on the African continent need to consider the financial cost of upsetting a powerful ally.

Then and now: When silence descended over Victoria Falls

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Victoria Falls is one of the natural wonders of the world, yet in 2019, it fell silent.

Zero waste bus delivers healthy food to Johannesburg

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Johannesburg's inner city residents have been given access to a zero waste mobile grocery store.

Nigeria gang leader behind school kidnapping shot by rivals

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Auwalu Daudawa, whose gang abducted over 300 children, is killed while stealing cattle, officials say.