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Dickens Olewe: Kenya's mixed couples feel election strain

Fri, 04/08/2017 - 01:31
The BBC's Dickens Olewe reports on how election tensions can make life difficult for couples from different ethnic backgrounds.
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Martin Bashir: Unity and division as Welby visits East Africa

Thu, 03/08/2017 - 15:09
The archbishop's visit aims to recognise the plight of refugees and hold together the Church of England.
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Tackling the taboo

Thu, 03/08/2017 - 01:39
Stephen Kigoma, a survivor of male rape from DR Congo, calls for more men to talk about their ordeals.
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Visionary or tyrant?

Thu, 03/08/2017 - 01:23
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is hailed by allies as a visionary leader, but his opponents fear him.
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Ten to watch

Wed, 02/08/2017 - 08:22
Everyone knows about Usain Bolt and Mo Farah. Steve Cram picks the other stars and British hopes for the World Championships.
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Kenya election: Fake CNN and BBC news reports circulate

Sat, 29/07/2017 - 11:40
The fake videos used CNN and BBC logos, and had bogus surveys about the August presidential elections.
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Suits, oranges and brooms

Sat, 29/07/2017 - 01:21
Why do people wear oranges and other curiosities about the Kenyan election, explained by Dickens Olewe.
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'People had nowhere to sell their mangoes'

Fri, 28/07/2017 - 22:35
Gambian entrepreneur Momarr Taal has created a business processing, drying and exporting mangoes.
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History of Africa: Aksum, home of the Ark of the Covenant?

Fri, 28/07/2017 - 21:44
Zeinab Badawi visits Aksum in Ethiopia - home, according to local tradition, of the legendary Queen of Sheba and the sacred Ark of the Covenant.
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Oldest MP?

Fri, 28/07/2017 - 18:47
Senegal's parliamentary elections on 30 July are widely seen as a test run of the 2019 presidential polls.
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Migrant crisis: Italy backs force to police Libya shore

Fri, 28/07/2017 - 15:46
Italy's cabinet backs sending ships, planes and personnel - but Libya denies asking for such help.
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DR Congo Kasai violence displaces 850,000 children

Fri, 28/07/2017 - 15:15
The fighting in the Kasai provinces has caused one of the world's worst "displacement crises", the UN says.
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South Africa could make signing official language

Fri, 28/07/2017 - 15:07
A constitutional change has been recommended to make sign language South Africa's 12th official language.
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'More than 40' killed in battle with Boko Haram in Nigeria

Fri, 28/07/2017 - 11:58
They were killed during an operation to free a group abducted by Boko Haram, the army says.
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Mixed reaction as Fifa's Sierra Leone probe moves closer

Fri, 28/07/2017 - 11:11
As a Fifa investigation into match-fixing in Sierra Leone moves a step closer there is a mixed reaction form those being looked into.
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Power play

Fri, 28/07/2017 - 10:01
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
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Egyptian giants Zamalek sack coach Augusto Inacio

Thu, 27/07/2017 - 21:29
Portuguese coach Augusto Inacio is sacked by Egyptian giants Zamalek after less than four months in charge of the Cairo based side.
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Senegal's Ismaila Sarr 'rejects Barcelona' for Rennes move

Thu, 27/07/2017 - 12:51
Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr says he decided to move to French side Stade Rennes ahead of a proposed move to Spanish giants Barcelona.
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Hunger in first 1,000 days

Thu, 27/07/2017 - 09:58
How child malnutrition affects communities across Ghana.
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What do Somali women learn at marriage school?

Thu, 27/07/2017 - 09:31
The centre encourages women to open up emotionally, as well as teaching cooking and other skills.
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