Zambia mine: Chinese nationals among miners trapped in flooded shaft

Five Zambians and two Chinese nationals are trapped in a copper mine after it flooded.

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Rita Waeni killing: Two Nigerians held in Kenya over student’s death, police say

The brutal killing of the 20-year-old has led to calls for more to be done to address femicide.

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Dar es Salaam floods: Roads unpassable in Tanzania's main city

Some schoolchildren and workers are forced to stay at home following heavy rains.

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Missing US Navy Seals presumed dead off Somali coast

The commandos were part of an operation to seize Iranian-made missile parts bound for Yemen.

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Afcon 2023: Calls for calm in Guinea after six fans die amid Afcon celebrations

Guinea's football federation calls for calm after six people die back home following their country's first win at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

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Afcon 2023: Troost-Ekong hopeful for his 'best' Nigeria team

Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong says the current Nigeria team might be the "best" he has played in.

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Bwari kidnapping: Nigeria police secure release of sisters taken from Abuja

The girls were kidnapped from their home in Abuja, along with another sister who was later killed.

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Igad: Sudan leaves regional bloc over attempt to end war

Sudan suspends its membership as Igad attempts to end the country's month-long civil war.

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Afcon 2023: Algeria 2-2 Burkina Faso - Baghdad Bounedjah double seals draw for Algeria

A Baghdad Bounedjah double keeps Algeria's 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hopes alive in a draw with Burkino Faso in Group D.

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Africa's week in pictures: 12-18 January 2024

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

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Afcon 2023: Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah misses Egypt's next two games with hamstring injury

Mohamed Salah will miss Egypt's vital Africa Cup of Nations Group B game against Cape Verde on Monday with a hamstring injury.

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Nelson Mandela auction: South Africa seeks to block sale in row over heritage

The government aims to block the sale of personal items to preserve the anti-apartheid hero's legacy.

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Comoros election: Internet cut after protests

Opposition supporters are angry at the re-election of President Assoumani, describing it as fraud.

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Antum Naqvi: Cricket-playing pilot flying high for Zimbabwe

Antum Naqvi, a qualified airline pilot, sets his sights on the playing cricket for Zimbabwe after breaking domestic records.

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Elton Jantjies: World Cup winner handed four-year ban for doping

Elton Jantjies, who won the 2019 World Cup with South Africa, is given a four-year ban from the sport having tested positive for Clenbuterol.

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Afcon: From Accra to Abidjan, 14 hours to see Ghana's Black Stars

Fourteen hours and over 880km from Ghana to Ivory Coast. Would you do that to support your team?

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'Renaissance figure' Lesley Lokko awarded architecture's Royal Gold Medal

Ghanaian-Scottish architect and educator Lesley Lokko receives the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture.

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Winter Youth Olympics: Nigerian history-making curlers battle for funding

Nigeria's history-making curling team needed private funding to secure their trip to the Winter Youth Olympics.

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Rwandan president Paul Kagame suggests UK could get money back

Paul Kagame tells the BBC he could return money if no asylum seekers are sent to his country by the UK.

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Kenya cult leader Paul Mackenzie to undergo mental health checks

Psychiatrists will assess whether the man accused of 400 deaths is fit to stand trial.

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