1. Bitcoin in the bush - the crypto mine in remote Zambiapublished at 05:53 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March

    Bitcoin miners will go to remote locations to take advantage of cheap electricity.

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  2. Goodluck Jonathan’s phone call that changed Nigeriapublished at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March

    In 2015 Goodluck Jonathan became the first Nigerian president to concede election defeat. It allowed the transfer of power to the opposition party in Africa's biggest democracy - a country that had hitherto experienced vote-rigging and violence.

    His special adviser on media and publicity Dr Reuben Abati tells Josephine McDermott about the moment when the president phoned his opponent Muhammadu Bahari to congratulate him on winning the election.

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  3. Partey nets twice for Ghana while Ivorians win againpublished at 23:06 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    Thomas Partey nets twice as Ghana strengthen their bid for a place at the 2026 World Cup, while Ivory Coast return to the top of their qualifying group.

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  4. The blind man coaching a Tanzanian football clubpublished at 22:13 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    Priver Ngonyani has been blind since birth but he has coached Tanzanian football club Mfaranyaki City for a decade.

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  5. Friend recalls final moments of South African pilot before air show crashpublished at 17:04 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    Decorated test pilot James O'Connell was in a "good frame of mind" prior to the crash, the BBC is told.

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  6. Chad condemns Sudan's airport threat as 'declaration of war' published at 14:54 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    A Sudanese general said Chad's airports were legitimate targets because they were used to supply weapons.

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  7. Ouattara on football, faith and fastingpublished at 09:50 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    Bournemouth forward Dango Ouattara says Islam helps him "stay on the right path", as he discusses football, faith and fasting during Ramadan.

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  8. Faith comes before football - Ouattarapublished at 08:26 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    Bournemouth forward Dango Ouattara says Islam helps him "stay on the right path", as he discusses football, faith and fasting.

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  9. Award-winning cafe brings community togetherpublished at 06:52 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    A look behind the scenes of the Ethiopian cafe which has become a hub for the community in Reading.

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  10. 'I scarred my six children by using skin-lightening creams'published at 00:28 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March

    A mother explains why she - and 77% of the country’s women - have used dangerous creams.

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  11. Six Kenyan police personnel killed in ambush near Somaliapublished at 18:14 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March

    No group has claimed responsibility, but an official said the attack followed a pattern of raids by Islamist militant group al-Shabab.

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  12. Aubameyang dents Kenya's dreams of World Cup spotpublished at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March

    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores twice as Gabon beat Kenya 2-1 to severely dent the East Africans' hopes of reaching the 2026 World Cup.

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  13. South Africa envoy expelled from US 'has no regrets'published at 12:41 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March

    Ebrahim Rasool arrives home to a jubilant crowd after being declared unwelcome in the United States.

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  14. Are Nigerians abroad widening the class divide back home?published at 02:21 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March

    Some locals find they cannot compete with those holidaying from the diaspora who are nicknamed I Just Got Back.

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  15. Senegal held by Sudan in World Cup qualifyingpublished at 21:39 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March

    Sudan hold Senegal to a draw in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and remain top of their group despite civil war continuing in the country.

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  16. Five key moments in the battle for Khartoumpublished at 13:01 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March

    BBC Verify examimes social media footage of the fight for control of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum

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  17. Nigeria get first qualifying win as Salah nets for Egyptpublished at 23:32 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Victor Osimhen nets twice as Nigeria register their first victory in qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Algeria, Egypt and Ghana also win.

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  18. Will recapture of presidential palace change course of Sudan war?published at 22:22 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Sudan's army has retaken the presidential palace from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but what's next after two years of war?

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  19. Sudan army recaptures presidential palace after two years of warpublished at 18:40 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    It follows days of heavy fighting as the army took control of areas previously held by a rival force.

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  20. 'It's given us something to bond over' - Kenya's mother-daughter rally teampublished at 16:04 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Caroline and Tinashe Gatimu discuss how taking on one of the World Rally Championship’s iconic events has revved up their relationship.

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