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20.04.2024 21:20 At least 58 people are known to have died in a boating disaster that was caught on camera.

20.04.2024 21:20 Almost 29,000 people are displaced by fighting along the border of the Tigray and Amhara regions.

20.04.2024 12:20 Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama gives a well-loved London landmark a bold pink makeover.

20.04.2024 12:20 It means the US will lose its primary base where it monitors regional Islamist activity.

20.04.2024 12:20 Authorities say the reforms are necessary, but opponents say they will lengthen the president's rule.

19.04.2024 16:01 The train rammed into a lorry parked along the Tema-Mpakadan railway line, damaging its cabin area.

19.04.2024 16:01 The top three finishers of the Beijing half marathon are stripped of their medals after an investigation into the controversial result.

19.04.2024 11:20 Gen Francis Ogolla was in the west of the country when his helicopter went down killing 10.

19.04.2024 11:20 The 29-year-old chess master hopes raise $1m for charity by playing for 58 consecutive hours.

19.04.2024 11:20 Sprinter Christine Mboma says an enforced hiatus impacted her mental health but she did not lose hope of a return.

19.04.2024 06:22 A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

19.04.2024 01:30 The Islamist group Boko Haram seized 276 girls from a school in Chibok in 2014

18.04.2024 20:40 A military helicopter carrying senior military officers crashed and caught fire, killing ten people.

18.04.2024 20:40 The junta has accused three diplomats of "subversive activities", which France has denied.

18.04.2024 10:30 Extreme heat linked to the deaths of hundreds of people would not have happened without global warming.