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18.03.2024 02:02 How 54 Malawian women trafficked to Oman to work in slave-like conditions were rescued.

17.03.2024 11:30 In a damning statement, a spokesperson decries Washington's "condescending attitude" towards Niger.

17.03.2024 06:11 The actor aims to regenerate an island off Sierra Leone and start the country’s first wind farm.

17.03.2024 01:50 The studio - one of the oldest in the world - produces films and TV series since its founding 80 years ago.

17.03.2024 01:50 Flames spread throughout the Al-Ahram Studio in Giza with three surrounding buildings evacuated.

16.03.2024 10:51 Lifting restrictions on Niger is a climbdown for Ecowas and an embarrassment for Nigeria's leader, analysts say.

16.03.2024 10:51 US envoy to Sudan says he’s seeing increased political will in the region to help bring the Sudan conflict to an end.

15.03.2024 20:30 The singer on life in the US with husband Adekunle Gold and what to expect from her newest album.

15.03.2024 15:50 The Kenya Revenue Authority says the medical tests were necessary for the tax enforcement work.

15.03.2024 15:50 "Peaceful" and "listening" monarch Oba Moshood Olalekan Balogun dies after two years on the throne.

15.03.2024 10:40 Despite spending months in prison, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is one of the favourites in this month's election.

15.03.2024 06:01 A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.

15.03.2024 01:00 Militants have reportedly stormed a hotel near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.

14.03.2024 19:50 Outages have been reported in South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana and Burkina Faso.

14.03.2024 15:40 A local chief tells the BBC some of the 280 abducted schoolchildren are in a "critical condition".