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Revellers, swords and balloons: Africa's top shots

Fri, 01/10/2025 - 10:23
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Categories: Africa

Beninese army suffers 'hard blow' in border attack

Fri, 01/10/2025 - 05:55
The strike took place on one of Benin's most well-equipped military positions in the north, authorities say.
Categories: Africa

Beninese army suffers 'hard blow' in border attack

Fri, 01/10/2025 - 05:55
The strike took place on one of Benin's most well-equipped military positions in the north, authorities say.
Categories: Africa

Mozambique tense as opposition leader returns from exile

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 17:08
Two of Venâncio Mondlane's supporters are injured as police disperse crowds that had come to greet him.
Categories: Africa

Gun-wearing leader sparks concern at Ghana inauguration

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 14:49
Burkina Faso's Capt Ibrahim Traore had a holstered pistol in what some saw a security breach.
Categories: Africa

Mozambique tense as opposition leader returns from exile

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 10:17
Venâncio Mondlane is greeted by supporters as police try to prevent people reaching the airport.
Categories: Africa

Chadian government plays down gunshots in capital

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 02:47
According to an unconfirmed report, 19 people were killed in an incident near the presidential palace.
Categories: Africa

US accuses RSF of Sudan genocide and sanctions its leader

Wed, 01/08/2025 - 15:06
The paramilitary group is accused of the "systematic" murder of men and boys and brutal sexual violence.
Categories: Africa

Nigeria appoint former Mali boss Chelle as new coach

Wed, 01/08/2025 - 13:16
Nigeria appoint former Mali boss Eric Chelle as the new coach of the Super Eagles, tasking the 47-year-old with earning qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
Categories: Africa

Nigeria appoint former Mali boss Chelle as new coach

Wed, 01/08/2025 - 13:16
Nigeria appoint former Mali boss Eric Chelle as the new coach of the Super Eagles, tasking the 47-year-old with earning qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
Categories: Africa

'I had never seen anyone die before' - Adebayor on Togo bus attack

Wed, 01/08/2025 - 11:55
Former Premier League striker Emmanuel Adebayor says the gun attack on the Togo team 15 years ago has made "a huge difference" in his life.
Categories: Africa

'I had never seen anyone die before' - Adebayor on Togo bus attack

Wed, 01/08/2025 - 11:55
Former Premier League striker Emmanuel Adebayor says the gun attack on the Togo team 15 years ago has made "a huge difference" in his life.
Categories: Africa

Top South African singer Winnie Khumalo dies aged 51

Wed, 01/08/2025 - 10:06
The Afropop singer began her musical career in the 1980s and also appeared in popular TV series.
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'She's my life': A mother's mission to help Nigerians with cerebral palsy

Wed, 01/08/2025 - 03:22
Cerebral palsy is believed to be one of the most common neurological disorders in Nigeria.
Categories: Africa

'She's my life': A mother's mission to help Nigerians with cerebral palsy

Wed, 01/08/2025 - 03:22
Cerebral palsy is believed to be one of the most common neurological disorders in Nigeria.
Categories: Africa

'She's my life': A mother's mission to help Nigerians with cerebral palsy

Wed, 01/08/2025 - 03:22
Cerebral palsy is believed to be one of the most common neurological disorders in Nigeria.
Categories: Africa

Nigerian atheist freed from prison but fears for his life

Wed, 01/08/2025 - 03:18
Mubarak Bala was jailed for blasphemy in a case that attracted criticism from rights groups.
Categories: Africa

Explosive fertiliser in Ivory Coast harbour nothing to fear, officials say

Tue, 01/07/2025 - 18:58
Abidjan residents and environmentalists raise concerns after part of the same shipment was dumped in the UK.
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Macron accused of 'contempt' over Africa remarks

Tue, 01/07/2025 - 12:03
The French president said Sahel nations owed their sovereignty to France's anti-terror intervention.
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Five missing Kenyan youths freed amid uproar over abductions

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 19:05
More than 80 young Kenyans have gone missing in recent months, with many blaming the security forces.
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