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Africa
SA president condemns flag-burning election advert
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has hit out at the main opposition party...
South Africa: Rescuers contact 11 survivors in collapsed...
Rescuers in South Africa say they have heard from 11 more survivors in the ruins...
Chad presidential vote set to end military rule
Chad is set to become the first of Africa's current junta-led states to move to...
Liberia's President Joseph Boakai to set up first war crimes...
Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to establish the...
Fear and prayers in Sudan city under siege
The threat of invasion darkens the daily struggle for life in El Fasher, the main...
Migrants hit by high fees to send money home
Jerry Lukendo Mbokani has to make several calculations when he sends money to his...
Africa's week in pictures: 26 April - 2 May 2024
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond:
Kenya orders flood evacuations as it warns dams could spill
The Kenyan government has ordered people living near 178 dams and reservoirs to...
Asante gold artefacts: Ghana rejoices as 'crown jewels'...
Looted artefacts from the Asante kingdom are finally on display in Ghana, 150 years...
Joshlin Smith: A six-year-old's disappearance spreads fear...
Inside a busy primary school classroom in the South Africa seaside town of Saldanha...
First failed asylum seeker sent to Rwanda under voluntary...
The UK has returned a first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda under a voluntary removals...
Kenya flooding: Around 50 killed in villages near Mai Mahiu...
About 50 people have died in Kenya in a deluge following heavy rains and flooding,...
Kenya floods: What a deluge reveals about Nairobi's vulnerability
Everything feels sodden in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, and beyond.
Mali heatwave: Ice becomes a hot commodity as temperatures...
Record-breaking heat means ice cubes now cost more than bread and milk in parts...
Rwanda plan: Irish government wants to send asylum seekers...
The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Simon Harris has asked Ireland's justice minister...