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Africa
Sacked Twitter staff in Ghana finally get pay-off
X, formerly known as Twitter, has finally paid off the staff it sacked in its African...
Julius Nyerere: Former Tanzanian leader honoured by African...
Tanzania's founding father Julius Nyerere has been honoured with a statue outside...
Africa's week in pictures: 9-15 February 2024
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond:
South African troops killed in DR Congo: What is behind...
South African troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo have suffered their first...
Seychelles drops witchcraft charges against opposition's...
Seychelles' main opposition leader Patrick Herminie is no longer facing witchcraft...
Nigeria cost of living: People turn to 'throw-away' rice...
As the rising cost of living continues to bite, many in northern Nigeria are turning...
Kelvin Kiptum: Kenyan marathon world record holder dies...
The men's marathon world record holder, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a...
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance
Emile Bolingo is not sure how long he and other residents of Goma, in the east of...
Peter Oloya - the Ugandan LRA child soldier who moulded...
The joy former child soldier Peter Oloya finds in sculpture was first sparked while...
Herbert Wigwe: Nigerian bank chief killed in US helicopter...
The co-founder of Access Bank, one of the largest banks in Nigeria, was among six...
State of emergency declared in Iceland after volcanic eruption
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
Burkina Faso outcry over 'conscription used to punish junta...
In what was widely seen as punishment for his strident criticism of Burkina Faso's...
Hage Geingob: Namibia's president dies aged 82
Namibia's President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82 while receiving medical...
Kenya femicide: Why men fail to condemn deadly misogyny
Hours before a nationwide march in Kenya against the rising cases of femicide and...
Nairobi fire: Gas blast in Kenyan capital kills three and...
A huge gas blast in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has killed at least three people...