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06.10.2024 13:03 Tristan Stubbs hits an unbeaten maiden one-day international century as South Africa defeat Ireland by 174 runs Dhabi to seal a series win in Abu Dhabi.

06.10.2024 13:03 Last year's finalists South Africa start their T20 World Cup campaign with an impressive 10-wicket win over West Indies.

06.10.2024 08:03 President Kais Saied, accused of suppressing democracy, only has two challengers and one is in jail.

06.10.2024 03:33 A watershed poll will see a shift at the top with a new era of post-colonial leaders vying for power.

05.10.2024 02:33 President Mahamat Déby is getting closer to Moscow with the US and France nervously looking on.

04.10.2024 21:51 A court hears that Nkosinathi Phakathi, who mostly targeted children, is sentenced to multiple life terms.

04.10.2024 16:52 Lack of testing and delays in getting the results have made curbing the virus's spread harder.

04.10.2024 11:42 Chagossians claim they were repeatedly refused the chance to take part in negotiations behind the historic deal.

04.10.2024 11:42 A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

03.10.2024 20:52 A video circulating online shows the boat tilting to one side and then sinking just before it arrived.

03.10.2024 20:52 DR Congo-born Dikembe Mutombo has been hailed for his humanitarian work across Africa following his death aged 58 from brain cancer.

03.10.2024 16:01 In a historic move, the UK gives up sovereignty of a strategic group of islands in the Indian Ocean.

03.10.2024 16:01 The viral animation referred to a recent wave of abductions and killings of opposition activists.

03.10.2024 16:01 Gen Akol Koor Kuc has been moved to become governor of Warrup State, where insecurity is rife.

03.10.2024 16:01 Meet Victor and Confidence Kipo, the young Nigerian siblings doing the trick when it comes to freestyle football.