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Africa
The ANC dilemma which will determine South Africa's future
South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) is faced with a tricky...
Nigeria strike: ‘My monthly pay won't buy a bag of rice’
As an indefinite general strike begins in Nigeria, one worker tells the BBC that...
South Africa president faces up to poor poll result
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted his African National Congress...
Nigeria acts over students told to leave UK
Nigeria's federal government has stepped in after crisis-hit international students...
Kenyan climber's body to be left on Everest - family
The body of a Kenyan climber who died on Mt Everest last week will remain on the...
Africa's week in pictures: 24 - 30 May 2024
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond:
Zambian ex-first lady arrested on fraud charges
Zambia's former First Lady Esther Lungu and her daughter Chiyeso Katete have been...
South Africa's ANC on course to lose majority
South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), is on course to...
Kenya hears 'heartbreaking' claims against UK soldiers
A landmark public inquiry into allegations of human rights violations by British...
First results announced from South Africa election
The first results have been announced from what is seen as South Africa's most closely...
Is Nigeria on the right track after a year of Tinubu?
Nigerians love their football but it is no longer the main topic of conversation...
South Africans still battling ‘economic apartheid’ 30 years...
Jameelah’s room was once a morgue; Faldilah’s was a bathroom; Bevil’s – the doctor’s...
Burkina Faso extends military rule by five years
Burkina Faso's military government has announced it will extend junta rule for another...
Cynthia voted for Nelson Mandela. Now she's abandoning...
They were shadow people, moving beyond the light of small fires on a winter dawn....
Pomp and drama as deposed Nigerian emir returns to throne
As he returned to the throne in a colourful ceremony, Nigeria's influential Emir...