1. Wafcon return provides 'hope' in eastern DR Congopublished at 15:37 BST 11 July

    Residents of eastern DR Congo say the country's appearance at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations provides hope at a time of conflict.

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  2. US cuts visa validity for applicants from four African countriespublished at 15:18 BST 11 July

    The United States cuts the length of its visas for citizens of Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana and Nigeria.

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  3. Nigeria has 'enough problems' and can't take deportees from US, minister sayspublished at 14:52 BST 11 July

    Nigeria cannot accept Venezuelans because "we already have over 230 million people," says the foreign minister.

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  4. Vaccine roll-outs cut deaths by 60% - studypublished at 14:50 BST 11 July

    The study looked at vaccines deployed during outbreaks of five deadly diseases.

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  5. War crimes being committed in Sudan, ICC believespublished at 12:50 BST 11 July

    The court says there are "reasonable grounds" to believe claims of war crimes in western Sudan.

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  6. Kenya’s Gen Z protests and claims of police brutalitypublished at 01:00 BST 11 July

    Tension is rising in Kenya after a new wave of anti-government protests against alleged government corruption and police brutality.

    Dozens have been killed and many have condemned the words of President William Ruto, who’s said that protesters targeting businesses should be shot in the legs.

    Anita Nkonge, a BBC reporter in Nairobi, explains what has been happening; plus we hear from young Kenyans who have attended the protests.

    Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Iqra Farooq Producers: Emilia Jansson, Josh Jenkins, Emily Horler and Maria Clara Montoya Editor: Julia Ross-Roy

  7. Nigeria win to book spot in Wafcon quarter-finalspublished at 22:44 BST 10 July

    Nigeria net a late winner against Botswana to become the first side to book a place in the quarter-finals at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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  8. Six things Trump should know about Liberia after he praised leader's 'good English' published at 18:33 BST 10 July

    Liberia was founded by freed slaves and the country has long-standing historical ties with the US.

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  9. Lara said I should have broken his record - Mulderpublished at 15:08 BST 10 July

    West Indies great Brian Lara tells South Africa's Wiaan Mulder he should have tried to overhaul his Test record of 400 not out instead of declaring.

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  10. Semenya's right to a fair hearing violated - ECHRpublished at 11:31 BST 10 July

    Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights in her long legal battle over athletics' sex eligibility rules.

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  11. South Africans fear spike in HIV infections as US aid cuts bitepublished at 11:06 BST 10 July

    South Africa has been at the forefront of the successful battle to halt the spread of HIV/Aids - until now.

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  12. Search for survivors after Houthis sink second Red Sea cargo ship in a weekpublished at 09:46 BST 10 July

    At least three of the 25 people on board the Eternity C were killed after it was attacked by the Iran-backed group.

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  13. Ark of the dry landspublished at 01:00 BST 10 July

    Researchers in Morocco are developing dry-land agriculture at ICARDA (the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas). It is home to a gene bank, in which around 150,000 different seed-types are kept in perfectly calibrated cold vaults, and duplicated to protect them from ‘fire, earthquake and war.’ They’re used for the creation of new varieties - such as wheat or lentils resistant to drought or disease, without pesticides. The gene bank is a public good - anyone, anywhere, can request seeds free of charge. Laaziza Atmani, head of the Al Amal women’s farming co-operative in the middle Atlas Mountains, uses ICARDA seeds and expertise to develop her couscous business. ‘Setting up the co-op changed our lives,’ she says.

  14. Plane Down in Africa: Search Party Lostpublished at 01:00 BST 10 July

    Deep in rural South Africa, it’s a tough life for a farmer. John Moor has spent years tackling thieves who pilfer his livestock. One day he takes a bold step - chartering a plane to search for some missing cattle in the Drakensberg Mountains. He hopes it’ll give him the upper hand… but everything comes crashing down. John and his companion will find themselves stranded and injured somewhere in the huge range. The mission must switch from recovery to rescue…

    A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins.

    Written by Duncan Barrett | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design & audio editing by Jacob Booth, Liam Cameron, Miri Latham, Matt Peaty | Assembly editing by Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan

  15. Watch: Trump praises Liberian president's English, the country's official languagepublished at 00:21 BST 10 July

    Trump told Boakai he speaks "such good English", asking where he went to school.

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  16. Chebbak hat-trick helps Morocco avoid DR Congo upset at Wafconpublished at 22:57 BST 9 July

    Morocco captain Ghizlane Chebbak scores a fine hat-trick to ensure her team does not slip up against DR Congo at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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  17. 'Shoot in the leg' - Kenyan leader orders police to curb violent protestspublished at 22:07 BST 9 July

    Government will not stand by and watch businesses and lives destroyed by sponsored rioters, Ruto says.

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  18. Why Trump invited five African leaders to the White Housepublished at 21:53 BST 9 July

    The presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal hope to be offered "incredible" deals.

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  19. Tunisian opposition leader jailed for 14 yearspublished at 16:07 BST 9 July

    Rached Ghannouchi was sentenced as part of a sweeping case involving several high-profile politicians.

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  20. Lesotho declares state of disaster amid US tariff uncertaintypublished at 15:40 BST 9 July

    Lesotho faces tariffs of 50% - higher than any other country because of its large trade surplus with the US.

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