1. 'World has been watching' - Nnadozie's 'miracle' yearpublished at 08:54 BST 11 September

    This summer has been an unforgettable time for Brighton's new goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, who discusses how her recognition will have an impact on African football.

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  2. Ghana agrees to accept West Africans deported from US published at 08:12 BST 11 September

    Fourteen deportees including nationals of Nigeria and The Gambia have already arrived, President Mahama says.

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  3. Fatal dam collapse: 'How do you restart from nothing?'published at 01:10 BST 11 September

    Survivors of the flood tell the BBC they are still in need of government support.

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  4. Alone in Zambia: Scorching Sun, Out of Waterpublished at 01:00 BST 11 September

    Chaz Powell is determined to walk the full length of the Zambezi River, from source to mouth. 2,000 miles through harsh terrain, even harsher weather and some of the hottest temperatures on Earth. After two months, he’s making good headway… until his progress grinds to a sudden halt. Before long, Chaz will find himself exposed on the wide-open savanna. With grim irony, a journey along one of Africa’s longest rivers will transform into a desperate battle against dehydration…

    A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins.

    Written by Joe Viner | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Jacob Booth | Assembly edit by Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Ralph Tittley

  5. Jihadists 'summarily executed' 127 people in Niger, says rights group published at 13:29 BST 10 September

    Worshippers have been gunned down in mosques and homes have been torched in escalating violence, Human Rights Watch says.

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  6. Chinese nationals jailed over kidnapping and forced labour in South Africapublished at 13:18 BST 10 September

    A raid on a Johannesburg factory found 91 Malawians, including 37 children, living in appalling conditions.

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  7. Shock as Kenyan lawyer killed in drive-by shooting in Nairobipublished at 12:36 BST 10 September

    Kyalo Mbobu was driving home when a gunman on a motorbike shot him dead on a busy street in the capital.

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  8. Childhood obesity: The South African campaigners fighting for healthy foodpublished at 12:35 BST 10 September

    The UN says the number of obese teenagers has nearly tripled globally in the last two decades.

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  9. Greta Thunberg's Gaza flotilla hit by drones, organisers claimpublished at 11:43 BST 10 September

    Organisers said two boats were hit in separate incidents; Tunisian authorities disputed the first and have not commented yet on the second.

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  10. Cape Verde on brink of reaching first World Cup published at 22:07 BST 9 September

    Cape Verde are one win away from qualifying for the Fifa World Cup for the first time but Cameroon and Nigeria could miss out on the finals.

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  11. The pride of Ethiopia - What it took to build Africa's largest hydro-electric dampublished at 16:33 BST 9 September

    In a fractious nation, the dam's construction has brought people together despite controversy abroad.

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  12. Surprise as Ivory Coast's ex-first lady cleared to contest presidencypublished at 15:33 BST 9 September

    Simone Gbagbo will run against President Alassane Ouattara, who is seeking a controversial fourth term.

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  13. Dozens of DR Congo mourners killed in attack linked to jihadist grouppublished at 15:30 BST 9 September

    A funeral ceremony was being held in a village when the night-time assault took place, officials say.

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  14. ICC hears war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leaderpublished at 12:31 BST 9 September

    This is the court's first-ever confirmation of charges hearing without the accused present.

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  15. Are we using the wrong world map?published at 01:00 BST 9 September

    The Mercator projection, a map that’s been around for over 450 years and which most people use, distorts size. It stretches land masses farther from the equator. It can make Greenland looks the same size as Africa, when in reality Africa is actually around 14 times bigger.

    Campaigners want schools, organisations and governments to use a different one - the Equal Earth map. And now the African Union, which represents all 55 states on the continent, has endorsed the “Correct the Map” campaign.

    The BBC’s Makuochi Okafor explains some of the arguments for switching to a different map and also the wider implications of showing Africa as smaller than it really is.

    Moky Makura, from Africa No Filter, tells us what her organisation is hoping to achieve with the Correct the Map campaign. Plus Edwin Rijkaart, known to his YouTube subscribers as Geodiode tells us why we use the Mercator projection in the first place.

    Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Benita Barden, Chelsea Coates and Abiona Boja Editor: Verity Wilde

  16. Digging deep to help farmerspublished at 01:00 BST 9 September

    A new farming method is having a dramatic effect on maize crops in Malawi. And assistance is coming from a solar-powered tractor. In the last of her visits to Malawi, Myra goes to a village where they are using a new method called Deep Bed Farming. It’s more than doubled the yield of some of the farmers and improved their standards of living. The method involves digging deep into the hard earth. This can be tough work but a new solar-powered tractor designed in the UK called Aftrak is helping the farmers. Malawi has been hit hard by the changing climate and often struggles to feed its population. So making it more food secure could improve the lives of millions.

    People Fixing The World from the BBC is about brilliant solutions to the world's problems. We release a new edition every Tuesday. We'd love you to let us know what you think and to hear about your own solutions. You can contact us on WhatsApp by messaging +44 8000 321721 or email peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk. And please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider.

    Presenter: Myra Anubi Producer: Richard Kenny Malawi Producer: Marie Segula Editor: Jon Bithrey Senior News Editor: Lisa Baxter Sound Mix: Hal Haines

    (Image: Malawian farmers with an Aftrak solar powered tractor, BBC)

  17. International nurse feels protected by hospitalpublished at 06:18 BST 8 September

    Korina Sibanda has been reflecting on the political climate as her employer celebrates cultures.

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  18. Festac ’77: Nigeria’s largest festival of African arts and culturepublished at 01:00 BST 8 September

    In 1977, Nigeria hosted the largest festival of African arts and culture there had ever been. About half a million visitors attended, as well as 16,000 delegates including Stevie Wonder and Miriam Makeba.

    Dozens of African nationalities, and people from the African diaspora were represented.

    Headed by a military dictatorship, Nigeria spent hundreds of millions of dollars hosting nationwide events and building a new national theatre and festival village in Lagos.

    Among those attending was Viola Burley Leak, an African American artist and designer exhibiting her artwork. She shares her experience of the spectacular opening ceremony and late-night revelry with Louis Harnet O’Meara.

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    (Photo: Festival welcoming sign. Credit: AP)

  19. Ethiopia outfoxes Egypt over the Nile's waters with its mighty dampublished at 01:05 BST 7 September

    Ethiopia is set to inaugurate a mega dam that has stoked tensions with Egypt.

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  20. Will there be a solar power boom in Africa?published at 01:00 BST 7 September

    Africa gets a world beating amount of sunshine — but has just 1% of the world’s solar panels.

    Over half the continent still lives without electricity, stalling progress and holding back people’s lives. But change may be coming — thanks to a surge in solar imports from China.

    New data from energy think tank EMBER shows a 60% jump in solar panel shipments to Africa in the past year. If installed, they could generate 15 GW — nearly doubling Africa’s current solar capacity.

    It’s not just the biggest energy users like South Africa, Nigeria, and Algeria. Countries like Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, and Ethiopia have tripled their imports.

    So, is this the start of a solar-powered revolution on the continent?

    Hosts Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar speak to Dr Rose Mutiso, Science Advisor at the Energy for Growth Hub and Founder of the African Tech Futures Lab.

    Got a question? Email us: theclimatequestion@bbc.com

    Production Team: Jordan Dunbar, Nik Sindle, Diane Richardson, Grace Braddock, Chris Gouzaris and Tom Brignell Editor: Simon Watts