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Ghana patients in danger as nurses head for NHS in UK - medics

BBC Africa - Tue, 06/06/2023 - 01:31
The recruitment of nurses by high-income countries is "out of control", a nursing body says.
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Sudan conflict: Caesarean by phone light - giving birth in a warzone

BBC Africa - Sun, 04/06/2023 - 01:04
Women in Sudan's few remaining maternity wards are having babies to the sound of gunfire.
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How Putin has given South Africa a big diplomatic headache

BBC Africa - Sat, 03/06/2023 - 01:22
The Russian leader's invasion of Ukraine has made life complicated for South Africa on several fronts.
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Senegal shuts social media as protesters die after Sonko sentencing

BBC Africa - Fri, 02/06/2023 - 14:51
Police surround the home of the opposition leader, who faces a two-year jail term.
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UK police release image of man found dead in plane

BBC Africa - Fri, 02/06/2023 - 13:55
The unknown man's body was found in the undercarriage of a plane at Gatwick Airport in December.
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Huge sandstorm sweeps across Suez Canal in Egypt

BBC Africa - Fri, 02/06/2023 - 12:41
Two of the canal's ports were closed as parts of Egypt were engulfed by dust and sand.
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Brics ministers call for rebalancing of global order away from West

BBC Africa - Fri, 02/06/2023 - 03:55
The talks attended by Russia in South Africa are clouded by allegations of war crimes in Ukraine.
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Tabitha Chawinga joins Victor Osimhen as top scorer in Serie A

BBC Africa - Thu, 01/06/2023 - 19:10
Africa scores a double as Malawi's Tabitha Chawinga finishes as leading scorer in Italy's top flight, just like Napoli star Victor Osimhen.
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Sudan conflict: Rockets hit Khartoum market as talks collapse

BBC Africa - Thu, 01/06/2023 - 19:07
It caused the most civilian casualties in a single incident in the capital since the war began.
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Ousmane Sonko trial: Senegal opposition leader sentenced for 'corrupting youth'

BBC Africa - Thu, 01/06/2023 - 18:34
Protests erupt as politician Ousmane Sonko is cleared of rape but gets two years for another offence.
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NBA Playoffs: How Denver Nuggets' Zeke Nnaji promotes AI and virtual reality

BBC Africa - Thu, 01/06/2023 - 17:56
As he looks ahead to the NBA Finals, Denver Nuggets forward Zeke Nnaji explains why he's nurturing budding scientists in Nigeria.
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Nigeria's fuel subsidy: How the new president has shocked the nation

BBC Africa - Thu, 01/06/2023 - 02:12
Bola Tinubu has picked his first big fight with trade unions by deciding to scrap fuel subsidies.
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Navigating the two sides of Somalia's capital Mogadishu

BBC Africa - Wed, 31/05/2023 - 02:22
Journalist Soraya Ali travels to Somalia to see if it really is how her mother remembers it.
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Sudan Darfur crisis: 'Everything civilians can use has been burned or destroyed'

BBC Africa - Mon, 29/05/2023 - 06:01
Large-scale destruction caused by Arab militias in western Sudan is now visible from space.
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South Africa period poverty: 'I don't want anyone else to use rags for sanitary pads'

BBC Africa - Sun, 28/05/2023 - 02:03
South African Tamara Magwashu grew up unable to afford pads or tampons - now she is changing that for others.
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Bola Tinubu inauguration: The five tests awaiting Nigeria's new president

BBC Africa - Sat, 27/05/2023 - 01:46
Bola Tinubu is taking over the presidency of Nigeria - a giant nation with gigantic problems.
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Sudan conflict: Hospital attacks potential war crimes, BBC told

BBC Africa - Fri, 26/05/2023 - 18:45
Mounting evidence seen by the BBC suggests that medical facilities are being targeted by both sides.
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Wagner: US sanctions boss of mercenary group in Mali

BBC Africa - Fri, 26/05/2023 - 16:05
The Russian mercenary group could be using African states to procure weapons for Ukraine, US says.
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French Open 2023: Egypt’s Mayar Sherif on tennis ‘obsession’

BBC Africa - Fri, 26/05/2023 - 15:22
Mayar Sherif says people told her it was “impossible” to be Egyptian and good at tennis.
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Sudan conflict: Brit who lived by embassy left without help

BBC Africa - Fri, 26/05/2023 - 12:36
Despite repeated calls for help, the man and his disabled wife were not assisted, his family says.
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