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The drone school really taking off

Tue, 03/04/2018 - 12:38
Ivory Coast's biggest power provider is training drone pilots to inspect electricity pylons.
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Zimbabwe's struggling timber industry

Tue, 03/04/2018 - 12:30
Timber producers in Zimbabwe are having to diversify in an increasingly difficult market.
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'Netball turned my story and world around'

Tue, 03/04/2018 - 07:26
She defied her father as a teenager and left her village - now Peace Proscovia will captain Uganda's netball team at the Commonwealth Games.
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Meet the Ethiopian man who walks on his hands

Tue, 03/04/2018 - 01:37
Dirar Abohoy lives for walking on his hands. Just don't ask his mum what she thinks of his hobby.
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Who was Winnie Mandela?

Mon, 02/04/2018 - 17:47
South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former wife of Nelson Mandela dies aged 81.
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Nigerian senator salary calculator: How do you compare?

Sun, 01/04/2018 - 02:52
Compare your pay to Nigerian senators, who are entitled to $37,500 a month each for expenses.
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Will Ross: Can vanishing Lake Chad be saved?

Sat, 31/03/2018 - 03:18
It's been shrinking fast, but could a plan to divert water to one of Africa's largest lakes stop it disappearing?
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The churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia

Sat, 31/03/2018 - 02:32
Ahead of Easter, the BBC's Frank Gardner visits the churches of Ethiopia.
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In pictures: The churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia

Sat, 31/03/2018 - 02:32
Ahead of Easter, the BBC's Frank Gardner visits the churches of Ethiopia.
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The country where children fear election time

Sat, 31/03/2018 - 01:25
Parents in Sierra Leone have been warned to take extra care of their children this election period as it's feared they could be ritually killed.
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Water power: How one pump is helping an entire community

Thu, 22/03/2018 - 02:26
In Niger, the presence of clean water is helping to wash away some of a village's worries.
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Water power: How one pump is helping an entire community

Thu, 22/03/2018 - 02:26
In Niger, the presence of clean water is helping to wash away some of a village's worries.
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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Why Nigeria's hate speech bill is a jokes killer

Thu, 15/03/2018 - 02:19
Nigeria is debating a hate speech bill which, if passed, would condemn to death those found guilty.
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Elizabeth Ohene: In defence of aid workers' lives of luxury

Mon, 12/03/2018 - 01:40
Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene reflects on her interactions with aid agencies in crisis zones.
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Egypt's Sherine sentenced to prison over Nile joke

Tue, 27/02/2018 - 22:35
Two female singers are sentenced to prison: one for inciting debauchery, and one for a joke.
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Lion kills woman in South African private game reserve

Tue, 27/02/2018 - 18:45
Bystanders tried in vain to save the 22-year-old woman, who was attacked at a private game reserve.
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The Gambia's Bubacarr Trawally moves to Guizhou Hengfeng FC on a free transfer

Tue, 27/02/2018 - 17:29
Gambia international Bubacarr Trawally moves to Chinese Super League side Guizhou Hengfeng FC on a free transfer deal.
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Rana Jawad: Is it possible to hold elections in lawless Libya?

Tue, 27/02/2018 - 01:50
Libyan politicians, the UN, and the EU are pushing for elections despite the country's chaos.
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How to speak like Black Panther

Tue, 27/02/2018 - 01:12
The official language of fictional Wakanda is isiXhosa - also spoken in parts of South Africa.
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South Africa: Ramaphosa stamps mark with cabinet reshuffle

Mon, 26/02/2018 - 23:26
The new South African president rejigs his cabinet and reappoints Nhlanhla Nene to finance minister.
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