Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: ‘We’re the government and we know what you’re doing’

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The BBC's Girmay Gebru recounts his experience of being detained in Ethiopia's Tigray region.

Coming 2 America: ‘The first black fairytale’ revisited

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Actress Nomzamo Mbatha on the importance of Coming 2 America "celebrating blackness" on screen.

The women of Egypt’s Arab Spring

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Ten years ago, Egyptians took to the streets calling for the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak

South African Motsepe’s status as Caf president all but secured

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Patrice Motsepe's status as the next Caf president is all but secured after the final eligible candidate for the role pulled out of the race on Saturday.

How Kenya’s Malindi morphed into ‘Little Italy’

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Italian is the lingua franca of Malindi, which can be a culture shock when walking its old Swahili streets.

UK foreign aid: Yemen cut condemned by charities

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'History will not judge this nation kindly', they say, in a letter to Boris Johnson.

Will Caf presidency be decided in next 72 hours?

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Expectation that the next Caf president could be determined over the next 72 hours increases as Augustin Senghor withdraws from the race.

‘Gorilla Glue girl’ Tesicca Brown will make a full recovery, surgeon says

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Dr Michael K Obeng, who operated on Tessica Brown, says she will make a full recovery.

Senegal protests after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko arrested

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Four people are dead in the rare violent protests after the arrest of a popular opposition leader.

UFC 259: Can Nigeria’s Israel Adesenya become an MMA legend?

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Nigeria-born Israel Adesanya is aiming to become a two-weight UFC world champion as he steps up to face Jan Blachowicz.