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20.02.2024 10:41 Russia has taken the mercenary group into its intelligence services, using it to destabilise Africa.

20.02.2024 10:41 The veterinary technologist had been taking care of the university's lions for nine years.

20.02.2024 10:41 Ministers in the dissolved government have been ordered to surrender their passports.

19.02.2024 20:00 A "nauseating" stench engulfing the South African city comes from a ship carrying 19,000 cows, officials say.

19.02.2024 20:00 Four people drowned when an overcrowded dinghy steered by Ibrahima Bah began to sink on a crossing.

19.02.2024 20:00 Mali captain Hamari Traore is given a four-match ban after being found guilty of unsporting conduct towards a referee.

19.02.2024 10:40 Kidnapping victims say their captors used snakes to scare them into raising ransoms - and more.

19.02.2024 10:40 Animal welfare charities welcome the African Union decision to ban the donkey skin trade across the continent.

19.02.2024 10:40 The BBC is seeking a future star of African journalism for the BBC News Komla Dumor Award 2024.

19.02.2024 05:20 The Kenyan and Nigerian presidents face domestic criticism for their frequent trips abroad.

18.02.2024 19:10 African leaders pay tribute to Tanzania's founding father as a statue to him is unveiled in Ethiopia.

18.02.2024 14:10 Former workers at X's Africa base say they have got their severance pay after a year-long campaign.

18.02.2024 14:10 Marieme and Ndeye, seven, were not expected to survive for more than a few days after they were born.

18.02.2024 09:30 African fine dining is often overlooked, but now restaurants are getting their just deserts.

18.02.2024 09:30 Former South Africa all-rounder Mike Procter dies aged 77, his family say.