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  1. Going on holiday... without your phone

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  2. Armed men abduct dozens from a bus in Ethiopia

    The incident happened in an area where around 100 students were similarly seized last July.

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  3. Cameroon held to shock draw by Eswatini in World Cup qualifying

    Unfancied Eswatini hold Cameroon to a 0-0 draw in African qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Tunisia continue their unbeaten start.

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  4. Almost 70,000 South Africans interested in US asylum

    This follows President Donald Trump's February executive order offering Afrikaners refugee status.

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  5. Northampton sign Zimbabwe prop Kundiona

    Northampton Saints sign Zimbabwe prop Cleopas Kundiona from French Pro D2 side USON Nevers for the 2025-26 season.

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  6. Nigeria's president declares emergency in oil-rich state

    Bola Tinubu's move, which some have questioned, follows a political crisis and an oil pipeline blast.

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  7. Bikes and desks to help African schoolchildren

    The donated educational items will help schools in Hull's twin city of Freetown in Sierra Leone.

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  8. Ghana journalist awarded $18m in US after suing ex-MP

    Kennedy Agyapong alleged Anas Aremeyaw Anas was behind the murder of a colleague, among other claims.

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  9. Police hunt 22 men after large-scale fight

    Officers release images of men they believe were fighting over Eritrean independence in Sheffield.

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  10. DR Congo and Rwanda call for ceasefire in Qatar talks

    The meeting comes amid an M23 advance that has seen the rebels seize two cities in eastern DR Congo.

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  11. Ghosts of apartheid haunt South Africa as compensation anger brews

    Anti-apartheid activists like Mzolisi Dyasi feel let down after the sacrifices they made for democracy.

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  12. 'Nigerian Senate is run like a cult', suspended MP tells BBC

    Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan says the system is trying "silence" her after she made sexual harassment allegations.

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  13. Missing South African girl was wanted for her 'eyes and skin'

    Court witnesses reveal shocking details about the disappearance of Joshlin Smith.

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  14. Last-minute deal to protect African penguins from extinction

    No-go fishing zones agreed to stop vessels catching sardines and anchovies around breeding grounds.

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  15. Nigeria and Kenya among nations running out of HIV drugs - WHO

    The warning comes as Africa begins to feel the impact of a massive review into US aid by Trump.

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  16. The expelled envoy at the heart of the latest US-South Africa row

    Pretoria's envoy to Washington Ebrahim Rasool riled officials after accusing Trump of white supremacism.

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  17. 'No-one can handle another war' - Tigrayans fear fresh Ethiopian conflict

    Residents in Ethiopia's north tell the BBC they are stocking up and taking cash out as tensions deepen.

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  18. Rwanda severs ties with Belgium over 'neo-colonial delusions'

    In a strongly worded statement, Rwanda accuses Belgium of "lies and manipulation".

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  19. What is in store as Africa's 2026 World Cup qualifying resumes?

    World Cup qualifiers resume after a nine-month hiatus, but what is at stake over the next two rounds and which big names are in danger of missing out?

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  20. Rewind: The spy who wanted to bring down apartheid Part 2

    ANC spy Sue Dobson infiltrated the South African government. Then her cover was blown.

    After training, Sue had got a job within the government's propaganda unit, and she was feeding back good intelligence to her ANC handlers. Then she got a phone call. The security services were on to her, and she was a long way from safety.

    Presenter: India Rakusen Producer: Harry Graham Editor: Deiniol Buxton Sound design: Joel Cox