1. 'It's a lifesaver': Making solar power affordable in South Africapublished at 00:40 BST 22 July

    The medical equipment keeping Mark Moodley's mother alive no longer relies on an erratic power supply.

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  2. Continental giants clash in Wafcon 2024 semi-finalspublished at 18:10 BST 21 July

    Hosts Morocco, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa are the four teams bidding to reach the final of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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  3. Kenya U-turn over charging prominent activist with terror offencespublished at 15:17 BST 21 July

    The police had earlier said that Boniface Mwangi would be charged with treason, sparking a huge outcry.

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  4. ICC consider three new member applications from Africapublished at 11:49 BST 21 July

    Three African countries will apply to become Associate members of the International Cricket Council later this year.

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  5. Forgotten 'weeds' prove a culinary hit in Kenyapublished at 02:17 BST 21 July

    Local indigenous greens grow in popularity despite a ban on farmers swapping or selling seeds.

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  6. Wafcon: How women’s football is changing in Africapublished at 01:00 BST 21 July

    Wafcon — or the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations — is heating up. Ahead of the final this Saturday in Morocco, only four teams out of twelve remain: Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco and Ghana. The tournament first took place in 1991 and since then, it’s taken off, with the Confederation of African Football reporting that more that more people are tuning in to watch every twist and turn of the competition. It’s given football stars from across the continent a chance to show off their skills on the world stage - and put the spotlight firmly on the women’s game.

    So which team will get to hold up the cup this year? And how is the tournament changing attitudes to women’s football across Africa?

    BBC Africa sports reporter Celestine Karoney explains how the tournament has changed over the years and what challenges female players still face. And the BBC’s Sara Menai updates us on the latest from the tournament as the last four teams battle it out for the cup.

    Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: William Lee Adams Producers: Mora Morrison and Chelsea Coates Editor: Emily Horler

  7. The rapid rise of online gambling in South Africapublished at 01:00 BST 21 July

    In the first of a two part series, we investigate the explosive growth of online gambling since the Covid-19 pandemic.

    While betting company revenues have soared, many South African individuals and families are facing the consequences.

    We hear from recovering gambling addicts and explore how economic hardship, weak regulation, and the prevalence of mobile betting platforms are fuelling a national crisis.

    If you are affected by harmful gambling or are suffering distress or despair you could speak to a health professional, or an organisation that offers support. Details of help available for despair in some countries can be found at Befrienders Worldwide (www.befrienders.org)

    Produced and presented by Frey Lindsay

    (Image: South African businessman looking at phone. Credit: Getty Images)

  8. Mayor's African message: London is open to tradepublished at 08:20 BST 20 July

    Sir Sadiq Khan is the first mayor of London to go on a trade mission to Africa. Was it worthwhile?

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  9. Social media revamp by 92-year-old president struggles to woo young Cameroonianspublished at 01:00 BST 20 July

    Paul Biya is the world's oldest president and wants to show he is on the pulse, but many are not convinced.

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  10. Holders South Africa win shootout to reach Wafcon semispublished at 00:14 BST 20 July

    South Africa will face Nigeria in the last four of Wafcon 2024 after beating Senegal 4-1 on penalties following a goalless quarter-final in Oudja.

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  11. Ghana beat Algeria on penalties in Wafcon quarterspublished at 20:24 BST 19 July

    Cynthia Konlan saves two penalties as Ghana beat Algeria 4-2 on penalties in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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  12. Zimbabwe reach first Rugby World Cup since 1991published at 19:02 BST 19 July

    Zimbabwe qualify for their first Rugby World Cup since 1991 as they beat Namibia 30-28 to lift the Rugby Africa Cup.

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  13. South Africa building collapse that killed 34 was 'entirely preventable', minister sayspublished at 16:43 BST 19 July

    Workers reported feeling vibrations in the partially built structure, and being told to cover up holes with sand.

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  14. Hope for peace as DR Congo and M23 rebels sign deal in Qatarpublished at 15:27 BST 19 July

    The declaration says both parties must sign a final peace deal by mid-August.

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  15. 'I can be the one to make a change in my homeland'published at 07:17 BST 19 July

    The Somaliland community in Cardiff has existed for more than 150 years.

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  16. Top policeman shakes South Africa with explosive allegations about his bosspublished at 01:29 BST 19 July

    Mkhwanazi's explosive claims have resulted in a suspension and the launch of two inquiries.

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  17. Time, Paper, Bonepublished at 01:00 BST 19 July

    Nombulelo Booi last saw her father – anti-apartheid activist James Booi – in 1963. He was dragged into an armoured police vehicle in the early hours of the morning and never seen again. Decades later, Nombulelo works with South Africa’s Missing Persons Task Team to find the remains of her father.

    Based on four years of fieldwork by collaborators Bongani Kona and Catherine Boulle, ‘Time, Paper, Bone’ is an intimate portrait of one woman’s lifelong quest for closure, and South Africa’s long reckoning with the injustices of the past.

    This story was made possible with the support of The Whickers Radio and Audio Funding Award and The Whickers/Sheffield DocFest Podcast Pitch Award.

    With special thanks to: Nombulelo and Zola Booi Madeleine Fullard and the Missing Persons Task Team Professor Nicky Rousseau Nolubabalo Tongo-Cetywayo and the Robben Island Museum Jane Ray Ibby Caputo Rhulani Maboko and the National Archives and Records Service of South Africa Erika le Roux and the Western Cape Archives and Records Service Sipho Rala and the National Library of South Africa's Cape Town campus Marcus Solomon and Moyisile Douglas Tyutyu Archival tape courtesy of: the SABC, the National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Gallo Images, Journeyman Pictures and Villon Films.

    Presented by Bongani Kona Written by Bongani Kona and Catherine Boulle Translated by Thenjiwe Kona Music by Charl-Johan Lingenfelder Produced by Catherine Boulle A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

  18. Hosts Morocco cruise past Mali to reach Wafcon semispublished at 23:38 BST 18 July

    Ibtissam Jraidi's double helps the Atlas Lionesses to a 3-1 win, setting up a last-four meeting against either Algeria or Ghana at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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  19. Nigeria thrash Zambia to reach Wafcon semi-finalspublished at 19:01 BST 18 July

    Nigeria put in a sublime performance to beat Zambia 5-0 and reach the semi-finals at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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  20. 'I am the queen of the cage'published at 16:26 BST 18 July

    Nigerian police officer Juliet Ukah will make history when the Professional Fighters League holds its first event in Africa.

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