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John Magufuli: From teacher to president of Tanzania

Wed, 03/17/2021 - 22:41
John Pombe Magufuli, the son of a peasant farmer who became Tanzania's president in 2015, has died aged 61.
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Tanzania's 'bulldozer' President John Magufuli

Wed, 03/17/2021 - 22:00
Once praised for his no-nonsense approach, assessments will be coloured by Magufuli's Covid-19 policies.
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Eni and Shell: Italian court acquits oil giants in Nigeria corruption case

Wed, 03/17/2021 - 20:15
Eni and Shell are acquitted of corruption charges linked to the purchase of a Nigerian oil field.
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Yemen war: Houthis express 'regret' for deadly migrant centre fire

Wed, 03/17/2021 - 14:03
The UN wants an independent investigation into the blaze that killed 44 migrants, mostly Ethiopians.
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Sea-cucumber divers off Liberia risk danger to feed a hunger in China

Wed, 03/17/2021 - 01:52
The starfish could represent a lucrative trade but they also play a key role on the coastal ecology.
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Niger attacks: More than 50 killed in attacks near Malian border

Tue, 03/16/2021 - 23:41
Gunmen opened fire on four vehicles bringing people back from a market in the Tillabéri region.
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SA headteacher 'made pupil dig in poo for lost phone’

Tue, 03/16/2021 - 14:46
South African officials suspend a school head accused of lowering a pupil into a pit latrine by rope.
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Yaphet Kotto: James Bond villain and Alien actor dies at 81

Tue, 03/16/2021 - 11:59
The actor played Dr Kananga in Live and Let Die, and was also a crew member in Alien.
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Mozambique insurgency: Militants beheading children, aid agency reports

Tue, 03/16/2021 - 09:07
Save the Children says Islamist militants in Cabo Delgado have killed children as young as 11.
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David Stuurman: The South African who twice escaped Robben Island

Tue, 03/16/2021 - 01:43
Anti-colonialist David Stuurman was held on the notorious prison island long before Nelson Mandela.
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John Magufuli: Tanzania arrests over missing president rumours

Mon, 03/15/2021 - 17:45
President John Magufuli has not been seen in public for two weeks, amid rumours that he is sick.
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Nigeria primary school children abducted in Kaduna state

Mon, 03/15/2021 - 16:34
This is the first time a primary school has been targeted in a wave of similar kidnappings.
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Hospitals 'vandalised and looted'

Mon, 03/15/2021 - 14:59
The health system in the conflict-hit Tigray region has "almost completely collapsed," says MSF.
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Viewpoint: France's President Macron doesn't get the impact of colonialism on Algeria

Mon, 03/15/2021 - 01:43
The French president may not be able to repair relations with Algerians, argues writer Maher Mezahi.
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Tigray crisis: Why Sudan is a ‘second home’ to Ethiopian refugees

Mon, 03/15/2021 - 01:01
More than 60,000 people have fled the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region to seek refuge in neighbouring Sudan.
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Grammys 2021: Burna Boy and Wizkid win at music awards

Sun, 03/14/2021 - 21:22
Afrobeats star Burna Boy beats four others to win the Best Global Music Album for 2020.
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Kenya withdraws from ICJ case over Somalia sea border at last minute

Sun, 03/14/2021 - 14:31
Hearings at the world court over the maritime dispute are due to start on Monday.
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The art dealer, the £10m Benin Bronze and the Holocaust

Sun, 03/14/2021 - 01:59
Western museums are under pressure to return looted treasure, but what of those in private collections?
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Zimbabwe's 16-year-old motocross champion on 'beating the boys'

Sun, 03/14/2021 - 01:16
Tanya Muzinda has taken on the male-dominated world of motocross - becoming her country's off-road circuits champion.
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Hungry, angry and fleeing the horrors of war in northern Mozambique

Sat, 03/13/2021 - 01:55
A BBC team are the first international journalists to reach an area besieged by Islamist militants.
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