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How luxury African fashion has wowed Europe’s catwalks

Sat, 03/02/2024 - 05:12
Four designers give their insights into the unrelenting rise of Africa's high-end brands.
Categories: Africa

Solo orca eats great white shark off South Africa

Sat, 03/02/2024 - 03:05
A killer whale is captured on camera hunting and "eviscerating" a great white shark in less than two minutes.
Categories: Africa

Peseiro leaves Nigeria role as contract ends

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 20:19
Nigeria head coach Jose Peseiro announces his departure, despite guiding the Super Eagles to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
Categories: Africa

Ghana’s ‘dented its international image’

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 19:50
A professor talks about how human rights activists plan to challenge the country's new anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
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Nigeria orders crypto firm to pay $10bn

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 19:13
The government blames Binance for the recent collapse of the naira, and has arrested two executives.
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Power cut to Ghana’s parliament over $1.8m debt

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 18:19
The outage interrupted a debate on the president's State of the Nation speech before a generator kicked in.
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The lights go out in Ghana’s parliament

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 17:30
Ghana’s state-run electricity company cut power supplies over a debt of 23m Ghanaian cedi ($1.8m).
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Afrobeats star accused of mocking Christianity

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 16:31
The Nigerian Afrobeats star appears in religious regalia and throws money at his dancers.
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'Mr Permission' - the man who opened up Tanzania

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 15:01
Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who has died aged 98, allowed multiparty elections and free trade in Tanzania.
Categories: Africa

'Mr Permission' - the man who opened up Tanzania

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 15:01
Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who has died aged 98, allowed multiparty elections and free trade in Tanzania.
Categories: Africa

Inside Africa’s biggest mosque

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 14:57
The Djamaa el Djazaïr mosque is Africa's largest mosque and the third largest in the world.
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Inside Africa’s biggest mosque

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 14:57
The Djamaa el Djazaïr mosque is Africa's largest mosque and the third largest in the world.
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How a BBC interview helped create a Disney series

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 14:46
"Iwájú," a 6-episode animated series set in a futuristic Lagos has been released this week.
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How a BBC interview helped create a Disney series

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 14:46
"Iwájú," a 6-episode animated series set in a futuristic Lagos has been released this week.
Categories: Africa

Moroccan IS fighters sentenced to death in Somalia

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 13:53
The men will be executed by a firing squad if their appeal against the sentence fails.
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Catwalks, canes and cars: Africa's top shots

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 03:43
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
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Generosity of strangers stuns struggling Nigerian mother

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 18:58
A woman featured in a BBC video struggling to feed her children is overwhelmed by the help she has received.
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Generosity of strangers stuns struggling Nigerian mother

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 18:58
A woman featured in a BBC video struggling to feed her children is overwhelmed by the help she has received.
Categories: Africa

Generosity of strangers stuns struggling Nigerian mother

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 18:58
A woman featured in a BBC video struggling to feed her children is overwhelmed by the help she has received.
Categories: Africa

South African student shot dead by stray bullet

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 17:44
The student was in a passing bus when a gunman killed two men in a car in Johannesburg, police say.
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