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05.03.2025 18:51 Two close allies of the vice-president, a bitter rival of the president, are arrested.

05.03.2025 18:51 The market, in a camp for displaced people, was attacked for roughly two hours, a local official says.

05.03.2025 14:11 Lesotho says it is surprised by Trump's comments given its "warm and cordial" relations with the US.

05.03.2025 14:11 In the latest episode of Born to Brawl, Cindy Ngamba shares her incredible story before her first professional fight against Kirstie Bavington.

05.03.2025 09:11 Africa's Sahel region accounts for more than half of terror-related killings, a new reports says.

05.03.2025 04:20 Thousands of Congolese are opting make a dangerous river crossing to get to safety in Burundi.

04.03.2025 23:50 Around 40 diplomats, politicians, and journalists are accused of conspiring against state security.

04.03.2025 23:50 Thirty-two people were shipwrecked on a rig in the Mediterranean with no food or water, an NGO has said.

04.03.2025 18:44 Rwanda had asked for additional money it said it was owed after the UK suspended aid to the country.

04.03.2025 18:44 International Olympic Committee presidential candidate Kirsty Coventry says it's time the organisation was led by a woman.

04.03.2025 09:20 Gen Brice Nguema said he was responding to people's "many appeals" to run for president next month.

04.03.2025 04:00 Children as young as one have been subjected to horrific sexual violence, a UN report finds.

04.03.2025 04:00 The bill prescribes a three-year jail term for people who identify as gay and five to 10 years for promoters and advocates.

04.03.2025 04:00 Former South Africa striker Benni McCarthy has signed a two-year deal as the new head coach of Kenya.

03.03.2025 23:00 Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells the BBC's Emma Barnett about her experience of writer's block.