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King David v Joshua

Tue, 03/10/2017 - 01:25
Joseph Warungu reflects on how the Bible has taken centre stage in the battle for the Kenyan an presidency.
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Mayeni Jones: Cultural controversy over Basotho blanket

Thu, 28/09/2017 - 19:57
Blankets from Lesotho are at the centre of controversy in the fashion world, as BBC Africa's Mayeni Jones reports.
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Amina Yuguda: Why Nigeria wants to remove police roadblocks

Tue, 26/09/2017 - 18:54
Nigeria's police chief Ibrahim Idris has ordered the immediate removal of all police roadblocks.
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Trump's travel ban

Tue, 26/09/2017 - 15:38
Chad helps fight Boko Haram militants, while Sudan is on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.
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Our mismatched family

Tue, 26/09/2017 - 02:12
Mohamed lost count of how many people he had killed when a commander's wife persuaded him to escape.
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Wrecked lives of Kasai

Mon, 25/09/2017 - 01:20
Violent clashes between government and rebel forces has led to huge civilian displacement.
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Impatient for change

Thu, 21/09/2017 - 01:42
Angola has publicly funded healthcare with state-of-the-art clinics. So why are some hospitals running out of drugs? The BBC's Mayeni Jones investigates.
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Love and loss

Thu, 21/09/2017 - 01:22
Meeting the Kenyans affected by the illness.
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Food security

Tue, 19/09/2017 - 02:04
Helping communities feed themselves during political and environmental instability.
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One month after the mudslide

Thu, 14/09/2017 - 02:37
One month ago, a mudslide devastated parts of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Elizabeth Ohene: London’s coconut fad

Wed, 13/09/2017 - 01:53
Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene reflects on how London has changed and how it compares to Accra.
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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Nigeria's unpaid Ebola heroes

Thu, 07/09/2017 - 08:54
They "saved" Nigeria from the brink of an Ebola epidemic in 2014, so why are these doctors still waiting to be paid?
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Where 'spirits' come to life

Wed, 23/08/2017 - 17:34
Egungun - the festival where "spirits" come to life. Photographs by Charlie Northcott & Joshua Akinyemi.
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Huddersfield sign Moroccan Sabiri

Wed, 23/08/2017 - 12:12
Huddersfield Town sign Nurnberg forward Abdelhamid Sabiri for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.
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Angolans choose new leader to replace Jose Eduardo dos Santos

Wed, 23/08/2017 - 11:43
Jose Eduardo dos Santos, the world's second-longest serving president, is stepping down.
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Egypt criticises US decision to withhold military aid

Wed, 23/08/2017 - 11:40
Egypt's foreign ministry says the move - not yet announced by Washington - reflects "poor judgement".
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Ola Aina: England youth international earns Nigeria call-up

Wed, 23/08/2017 - 09:56
Former England youth international Ola Aina is named in Nigeria's squad for September's back-to-back 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon.
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The man who wants to sell rhino horns

Wed, 23/08/2017 - 02:04
Rhino breeder John Hume says open trade is the only way to raise funds for the species and stop poaching.
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Population boom

Wed, 23/08/2017 - 01:50
Alastair Leithead assesses the consequences for a country where women have an average 7.6 children each.
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How Niger is trying to slow the world's highest birth rate

Wed, 23/08/2017 - 01:50
Women in Niger have an average of more than seven children each - the highest birth rate in the world.
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