1. Zambian president suspends judges who ruled in favour of rival published at 15:29 British Summer Time 24 September

    The three judges were among those set to decide whether ex-President Lungu can stand in next year's poll.

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  2. Best goalkeeper award nomination ‘surreal’ - Williamspublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 24 September

    South Africa captain Ronwen Williams hopes his nomination for global football's Yashin Trophy will provide motivation to his compatriots.

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  3. Hundreds of 'seriously ill' prisoners freed in DR Congopublished at 12:33 British Summer Time 24 September

    The government aims to decongest Makala Prison where many died during a recent attempted jailbreak.

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  4. Russia in satellite deal with West African military governmentspublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 24 September

    They are for TV and radio, border security and responding to natural disasters, a minister says.

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  5. Egyptian ship delivers weapons to Somaliapublished at 09:09 British Summer Time 24 September

    The second shipment in a month arrives, as tensions increase between the two countries and Ethiopia.

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  6. Boat with 30 decomposing bodies found off Senegal coastpublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 24 September

    There has been a surge of deaths as more migrants try to reach the Canary Islands across the Atlantic Ocean.

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  7. Tanzania opposition leaders detained amid crackdownpublished at 08:33 British Summer Time 24 September

    Chadema was planning to protest over alleged recent killings and abductions of opposition officials.

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  8. Missing American hiker found dead in South Africapublished at 07:06 British Summer Time 24 September

    The body of the 20-year-old student was found near the famous Table Mountain, where she had gone hiking.

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  9. The power of native knowledgepublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 24 September

    The Awajun people have lived in the Amazon rainforest for thousands of years but their way of life and environment is under threat from deforestation and unsustainable farming. Now Awajun women farmers have begun mixing old traditions with new technology to make a material which offers an alternative to leather made from animals. The women are working with a fashion company which helps turn the sap from the local Shiringa tree into a rubber-like fabric used in clothes and shoes.

    We also find out how one native plant which grows in the desert regions of Niger has been rediscovered by locals. Hansa was previously seen as a food only eaten in desperation but a social enterprise has changed its image. It has now become popular in local cookery and has been found to be both nutritious and sustainable.

    Plus, we hear from a member of the Western Apache community in the US who tells us how learning about her native foods has helped both her and her community eat more nutritiously.

    Presenter: Myra Anubi Niger reporter: Sasha Gankin Producer/reporter: Claire Bowes Editor: Jon Bithrey Sound engineer: Andrew Mills

    (Photo: Members of the Awajun tribe in Peru looking up at a Shiringa tree, Collective Fashion Justice)

  10. Nigeria's ruling party wins first test since Tinubu electedpublished at 12:34 British Summer Time 23 September

    The election was seen as a test of the APC’s popularity given Nigeria’s economic troubles.

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  11. Aliko Dangote: Africa’s richest personpublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 23 September

    Industrialist Aliko Dangote is known as a mild-mannered cement tycoon who often drives himself to business meetings. How did he become the world’s richest black person? Dangote rapidly dominated Nigeria’s cement, sugar, flour and fertiliser markets. He says his mission is to make Nigeria’s economy self-reliant, without requiring Western investment or imports. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng look back on Dangote’s life - from a childhood selling sweets in the playground to becoming a watchword for success in Nigeria. Then they decide if they think he’s good, bad, or just another billionaire.

  12. Inside Sudan’s devastating warpublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 23 September

    The BBC sees first-hand the desperate conditions civilians in Sudan are living through. With the world’s attention trained on the war in Ukraine and the devastation in Gaza, another conflict which has been raging since April 2023 has received comparably little coverage. The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group has taken a horrific toll on the country. Just this month, the head of the UN’s World Health Organization warned that around 25 million people – half of the population – is in need of some form of support, with famine and disease rampant. 12 million people have already been forced from their homes by the war – the highest figure for any conflict in the world.

    Host Katya Adler discusses the country’s current plight with the BBC’s former Sudan correspondent James Copnall, and International Correspondent Nawal Al-Maghafi, who was recently granted rare access to visit camps for internally displaced people in Port Sudan and at the Adre border the country shares with Chad.

    Producers: Richard Moran, Tom Kavanagh and Alice Aylett Roberts.

    Sound Engineers: Pete Wise and Mike Regaard.

    Assistant Editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas.

    Senior News Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith.

  13. Kenya to send 600 more police officers to Haitipublished at 13:18 British Summer Time 22 September

    This will bring the Kenyan contingent helping Haitian police fight gangs up to 1,000.

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  14. Devon woman runs school on board hospital shippublished at 07:09 British Summer Time 22 September

    Ruth Cooper, from Exeter, is a volunteer teacher on board the Africa Mercy ship.

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  15. The journey that helped save Nigeria's art for the nationpublished at 00:53 British Summer Time 22 September

    In the 1960s objects were gathered for the national museum, the question now is what to do with them.

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  16. Rwanda schools join islanders for charity walkpublished at 07:16 British Summer Time 21 September

    Nine schools in Bugarama in Rwanda will join Jersey walkers to walk a similar distance.

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  17. Jihadist airport assault leaves Mali's junta rattledpublished at 00:48 British Summer Time 21 September

    A brazen attack on the capital by al-Qaeda-linked fighters highlights the junta's security issues.

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  18. Sigh of relief for Ghana's (not-so) new gender equality lawpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 20 September

    After decades of stalling, the new law is warmly welcomed but some worry how well it will be enforced.

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  19. Floods force Niger to delay new school year published at 17:32 British Summer Time 20 September

    The government says classrooms are being used to accommodate people whose houses have been destroyed.

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  20. Businessman extradited from UK to South Africa on corruption chargespublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 20 September

    Michael Lomas is accused of manipulating massive contracts for work on a power station in South Africa.

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