Sahara migrant smuggling: Double-edged sword of overturning Niger's ban

Will Niger's ending of a seven-year ban on migrant-trafficking lead to more deaths?

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Faith Kipyegon: Kenyan runner on patience and self-belief in a record-breaking 2023 season

Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon on manifesting her stellar 2023, which included world records and two World Championship golds.

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Afua Asantewaa: Ghanaian media personality ends 126-hour singing marathon

Afua Asantewaa's Guinness World Record attempt, which began on Christmas Eve, had a huge following.

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Burundi's President Ndayishimiye hits out over gay rights and aid

A fervent Catholic, Évariste Ndayishimiye says homosexuals "should be stoned" and not granted rights.

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South Africa's shark spotters back in action as great whites return

The measures being taken to keep holiday-makers apart from great white sharks in Cape Town.

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Ukraine war: International students complete exams abroad

Foreign students whose degrees were cut short by Russia's invasion are able to complete their studies.

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Mbongeni Ngema dies: Tributes paid to South African theatre legend

Best-known for the musical Sarafina!, he showed the world the lives of black people under apartheid.

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Afcon: Club or country - what matters more?

The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off while European football is still underway. But what is it like for a player to leave during the season?

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Club v country dilemma for the Africa Nations Cup

As Premier League stars prepare to head to the Africa Cup of Nations, is the club versus country debate still relevant?

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DR Congo elections: Fayulu's supporters clash with police in Kinshasa

Police have cracked down on an opposition protest to demand that the presidential poll be annulled.

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Zambia's Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo resigns over cash-on-table video

The foreign minister says in his resignation letter that he is the victims of "malicious claims".

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Anesu Mushangwe: How Adelaide Strikers spinner used lemons to become a cricket star

Women's Big Bash winner Anesu Mushangwe tells the BBC how lemons were vital in her early cricketing days in Zimbabwe.

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Sudan war: Heavy hearts for the artists painting the pain of conflict

Exiled artist Galal Yousif says his work Man With a Heavy Heart embodies Sudan's loss since April.

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Afcon 2023: How well do you know the Africa Cup of Nations?

How well do you know the Africa Cup of Nations? Test your knowledge in BBC Sport Africa's quiz before the 2023 finals in Ivory Coast.

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Spanish-Moroccan letters of forbidden love that were never received

Confiscated messages written to Moroccan men by Spanish women reveal a history of taboo affairs.

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Nigeria’s viral ballet boy: From Lagos to elite dance school

A clip of Anthony Madu pirouetting in the Lagos rain has given him and others wider ambitions.

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Nigeria’s viral ballet boy: From Lagos to elite dance school

A clip of Anthony Madu pirouetting in the Lagos rain has given him and others wider ambitions.

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South African netballers lacked backing to match Rugby World Cup glory, says Bongi Msomi

South Africa's netball team needed the backing given to the Springboks at the World Cup, says caps record-holder Bongi Msomi.

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Blitz Bazawule - the Ghanaian who dazzled Beyoncé takes on The Color Purple

Blitz Bazawule, who grew up in Ghana, is behind a new adaptation of iconic book The Color Purple.

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Afcon 2023: Who could star at tournament in Ivory Coast?

With the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations beginning on 13 January, who could star at the tournament in Ivory Coast?

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