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03.05.2024 21:30 South African canoeist Esti Olivier on overcoming physical and mental heath hurdles to reach the Olympics.

03.05.2024 15:50 The Russians are said to be sharing a wing of Niger's main airport, but not mingling with US troops.

03.05.2024 15:50 An estimated 250,000 people were killed in Liberia's two civil wars between 1989 and 2003.

03.05.2024 15:50 The BBC explains why the biggest crypto-exchange platform in the world faces legal trouble in Nigeria.

03.05.2024 06:20 A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

03.05.2024 00:40 Kenya orders flood evacuations as it warns dams could spill

03.05.2024 00:40 The Court of Arbitration for Sport will hear an appeal about a map of Morocco on a football shirt which has angered Algerians.

02.05.2024 20:01 The US has withdrawn troops from Niger and Chad in the past week, as the regional influence of Russia grows.

02.05.2024 20:01 The 19-year-old technician says she painted 4,000 nails in an attempt to break the world record.

02.05.2024 20:01 Maj Gen Fatuma Ahmed becomes the first woman to lead any of Kenya's military services.

02.05.2024 20:01 US General Michael Langley, says that Islamist extremism, transnational crime and climate change continue to be destabilising factors in Africa.

02.05.2024 14:40 Two of Grishon Waiganjo's sons were swept away in recent flooding in Kenya that has killed hundreds of people.

02.05.2024 03:51 Joshlin Smith has still not been found after going missing from a South African town in February.

01.05.2024 22:50 Rubaya is DR Congo's main coltan producer, used to make batteries for electric vehicles and phones.

01.05.2024 18:00 Some of the royal artefacts were stolen by British colonisers during the 19th Century Anglo-Ashanti war.