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04.04.2024 09:30 The soccer star was waiting to be served at a petrol station when two gunmen opened fire on him, police say.

04.04.2024 04:11 Many migrants risk all to reach South Africa, where their presence has become a hot election issue.

03.04.2024 18:10 The speaker has been accused of soliciting bribes during her time as defence minister, which she denies.

03.04.2024 18:10 About 3 million people are facing hunger as the drought wipes out crops across the country.

03.04.2024 18:10 Cameroon's football federation expresses its "great astonishment" after the country's sports ministry appoints Marc Brys.

03.04.2024 12:40 Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal's fifth president, has been sworn into office at a ceremony in the capital, Dakar.

03.04.2024 02:46 Germany wants tougher limits on hunting the animals, but Botswana says it has too many of them.

02.04.2024 21:44 The superstar said a prank story that he had been arrested in Kenya was "extremely irresponsible".

02.04.2024 21:44 The acclaimed author won an award set up in place of the scandal-hit Nobel Literature Prize in 2018.

02.04.2024 17:05 The 12-year-old married the 63-year-old traditional high priest in an elaborate customary ceremony.

02.04.2024 17:05 Sudanese football club Al Hilal will play in the Tanzanian league after civil war disrupted the domestic game in the country.

02.04.2024 12:14 Critics want the controversial marriage dissolved but some community leaders defend it - and more.

02.04.2024 12:14 The victory of President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, shows that elections can bring change.

01.04.2024 16:12 Community leaders say critics do not understand their customs but there are calls for an investigation.

01.04.2024 06:41 Some of their rescued daughters have chosen to stay married to their abductors, with government approval.