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Africa
Guinness World Records: Hilda Baci's non-stop cooking record...
The efforts by a Nigerian chef to break the record for cooking non-stop have been...
Kenya sickle cell: Fighting to dispel the myths around...
Sickle cell disease affects more people in countries in Africa than anywhere else...
Nigerian kidnap gangs drive big-time Nigerian farmers away
In our series of letters from African journalists, writer and novelist Adaobi Tricia...
Dragos Tigau: Romania recalls Kenya ambassador over racist...
Romania has recalled its ambassador to Kenya and apologised after he compared Africans...
Sudan conflict: What to do with the dead bodies in Khartoum
After seven weeks of a bitter battle for control of Sudan's capital, some Khartoum...
TUC demands N200,000 minimum wage
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, demanded payment of a new minimum wage...
Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga declared ‘unfit’ to stand...
The UN war crimes court deemed the 90-year-old genocide suspect ‘no longer capable...
Death toll mounts as unrest flares in Senegal
Authorities say the number of people killed in clashes between police and opposition...
Mystery of the desert: Lost cities of the Nigerien Sahara
The Kanuri people established themselves in the area between the 13th and 15th centuries.
Scientists say world’s oldest-known burial site found in...
The site in the Cradle of Humankind near Johannesburg contains remains of a small-brained...
Sudan conflict: Caesarean by phone light - giving birth...
All but a few hospitals in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, have closed down because of...
Ghetto Kids: Winning Britain's Got Talent would mean a...
A group of Ugandan children is on the verge of glory after reaching the final of...
Nigeria's fuel subsidy: How the new president has shocked...
An off-the-cuff remark by Nigeria's new president during his inaugural speech caused...
South Africa plans law change over Putin ICC arrest warrant
South Africa plans to change its law so that it has the power to decide whether...
Navigating the two sides of Somalia's capital Mogadishu
In our series of letters from African journalists, Soraya Ali tries to reconcile...