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17.05.2024 13:30 The ICJ ruling has come under intense scrutiny, centring on the word "plausible". What did the court mean?

17.05.2024 13:30 Former boxing world champion Lovemore Ndou compares himself to Nelson Mandela before he runs for election in South Africa.

17.05.2024 08:30 Scientists say the ancient wonders are likely to have been built along a now-dried up branch of the River Nile.

17.05.2024 08:30 Lebohang Kganye has won the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize for her exhibition Haufi nyana? I've come to take you home

17.05.2024 03:20 A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.

16.05.2024 23:10 Officials have arrested a 61-year-old man suspected of keeping him prisoner.

16.05.2024 23:10 It says Israel must be forced to stop its operation in Rafah, in a fresh bid to the UN's top court.

16.05.2024 12:50 A suspected arsonist sprays a mosque with petrol and sets it on fire over a family dispute, police say.

16.05.2024 08:40 Nelson Shardey now faces a 10-year wait for "settlement" and a bill running into thousands of pounds.

16.05.2024 03:30 A Kenyan mother's desperate attempts to save her son who is on death row in Saudi Arabia.

15.05.2024 22:10 The iconic trees evolved on Madagascar 21 million years ago and later spread to other countries.

15.05.2024 22:10 President Ramaphosa approves a law that seeks to provide universal health care for all - but not everyone is happy.

15.05.2024 17:41 Ousman Sonko is convicted of crimes including killing and torture committed in The Gambia.

15.05.2024 12:50 Athlete Caster Semenya is challenging the ruling that she must take testosterone-reducing drugs to compete.

15.05.2024 03:10 Illegal shipments of rosewood continue and some of the profit ends up with jihadists, research says.