Rwanda confirms talks with US about taking in migrantspublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 5 May
Rwanda's foreign minister says his country is in the "spirit" of giving migrants "another chance".
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Read MoreSouth Africa bowler Kagiso Rabada is cleared to return to cricket after serving a one-month ban for taking a recreational drug.
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Read MoreTelecoms magnate Strive Masiyiwa escaped kidnap to become Zimbabwe’s first billionaire.
BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng tell Masiyiwa’s story from a youth fleeing post-colonial conflict, through education in the UK, to enormous wealth delivering mobile phone and internet technology across Africa.
The podcast that tells tales of titans of technology, Wall Street moguls, pop stars, sporting legends, CEOs and entrepreneurs also details Masiyiwa’s many court battles and run-ins with Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe. Then Simon and Zing decide if Masiyiwa is good, bad, or just another billionaire.
Shea butter, a rich silky fat loved for its versatility, is under threat. It’s a key ingredient in everything from moisturisers to pharmaceuticals, and it has a huge global market. The shea trees where it’s extracted from grow from West to East Africa in a vast strip known as the "shea belt".
BBC Africa’s Anne Okumu has been to visit the Mount Kei Central Forest Reserve in Uganda, an area which used to be lush with wild shea trees, but has now been turned into a near-barren expanse dotted with stumps. She tells us why people have been cutting them down, and what this has to do with climate change. We also hear about what is being done to protect shea trees.
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It is the first time RSF attacks have reached the city, which is the de-facto capital of the army-led government.
Read MoreWoven Worlds delivers free art workshops to care leavers in Manchester and survivors of war in Uganda.
Read MoreDoctors without Borders (MSF) said its hospital was attacked as fears grow of a return to civil war in South Sudan.
Read More"He is a God [who approves] of polygamy," rang out as a congregation celebrated 55 marriages over Easter.
Read MoreFaure Gnassingbé's new role has no official term limits and his critics say it is a "coup d'état".
Read MoreZimbabwe recall all-rounder Sikandar Raza for their one-off Test with England.
Read MoreSouth African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is serving a provisional suspension for testing positive for a recreational drug.
Read MoreAli Laarayedh is the latest high-profile critic of the president to be jailed as campaigners slam "sham trials".
Read MoreTidjane Thiam is challenging a court decision removing him from the electoral roll ahead of October's poll.
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Read MoreThe bodyguard of opposition leader Bobi Wine went missing five days ago, leading to fears for his safety.
Read MoreM23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.
Read MoreThe attack on a Catholic priest comes amid rising political tensions ahead of October's elections.
Read MoreJoshlin Smith's disappearance last year sent shockwaves across South Africa. She is yet to be found.
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