1. Dates for Afcon 2025 and Wafcon 2024 finals announcedpublished at 21:13 British Summer Time 21 June

    The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will be held in December 2025 and January 2026, but the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations will be in 2025.

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  2. Elephant kills American tourist in Zambiapublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 21 June

    This marks the second fatal elephant attack on a US tourist in the southern African country this year

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  3. Top comedian sworn in as Malawi's vice-presidentpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 21 June

    Michael Usi replaces his mentor Saulos Chilima, who died in a plane crash earlier this month.

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  4. Anger after protester shot dead at Kenya anti-tax demospublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 21 June

    The 29-year-old is the first person to die in the youth-led demonstrations against tax-hikes.

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  5. Gay sex ban in Namibia ruled unconstitutionalpublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 21 June

    In a landmark ruling, laws banning same-sex acts between men are ruled unconstitutional.

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  6. Niger pulls French firm's permit for big uranium minepublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 21 June

    The move comes amid strained relations between France and Niger's military government.

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  7. Sextortion: 'In six hours, my son was dead'published at 01:00 British Summer Time 21 June

    Sextortion is the fastest-growing scam affecting teenagers globally and has been linked to more than 27 suicides in the US alone. Many of the scammers appear to be from Nigeria - where authorities are under pressure to do more.

    It’s feared that sextortion is under-reported due to its sensitive nature. But US crime figures show cases more than doubled last year, rising to 26,700. But what types of sextortion crimes are on the rise and what’s being done to stop them?

    In this episode, Katya Adler is joined by our Cyber correspondent, Joe Tidy and Alex Goldenberg, Director of Intelligence at the Network Contagion Research Institute at Rutgers University.

    WARNING: This episode deals with issues of suicide and depression. If you are experiencing distress, despair or suicidal thoughts, contact a local mental health care provider.

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    You can learn about the resources available in the UK at www.bbc.co.uk/actionline

    Or you can access help anywhere in the world through Befrienders Worldwide at www.befrienders.org

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    This episode was made by Beth Timmins and Laurie Kalus. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

  8. Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plantspublished at 00:59 British Summer Time 21 June

    Wild chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to eat when they are sick or injured, a study says.

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  9. Passion, pilots and panache: Africa's top shotspublished at 00:43 British Summer Time 21 June

    A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.

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  10. Attack on army base fuels Burkina Faso mutiny rumourspublished at 23:44 British Summer Time 20 June

    A deadly attack in the north has snowballed into speculation soldiers tried to usurp Capt Traoré.

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  11. Egyptian pilgrims 'totally abandoned' in Hajj heatpublished at 20:14 British Summer Time 20 June

    With hundreds thought dead, one victim's family say unregistered pilgrims have been failed by travel agents.

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  12. Police battle anti-tax demonstrators as Kenya protests spreadpublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 20 June

    Many Kenyans are angry over a slew of proposed tax rises, which parliament is currently debating.

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  13. South African MP suspended for racist language published at 14:01 British Summer Time 20 June

    The MP is from the Democratic Alliance, which has just joined the ANC in a coalition government.

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  14. Habana backs Blitzboks to clinch Olympic sevens spotpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 20 June

    South Africa have the skill and leadership to qualify for the men’s rugby sevens at the Paris Olympics, according to Bryan Habana.

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  15. Zambia kills stray lions that prompted move to close schoolspublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 20 June

    The two lions are said to have killed 16 cows in a span of two weeks.

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  16. New faces of protest - Kenya's Gen Z anti-tax revolutionariespublished at 01:48 British Summer Time 20 June

    Young people angered by tax storm Nairobi in a surprise revolt devoid of ethnic or political allegiances.

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  17. Ugandan designer 'depressed' after dreadlocks cut in jailpublished at 01:10 British Summer Time 20 June

    Latif Madoi was arrested for possessing military uniforms, which may be linked to opposition leader Bobi Wine.

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  18. Why is Kenya getting involved in Haiti?published at 01:00 British Summer Time 20 June

    The Caribbean country of Haiti has been blighted for years by groups of armed gangs, who have proved more than a match for the national police force, who have struggled to confront them.

    Now as the country descends further into lawlessness, a response to Haiti’s plea for international assistance may finally be at hand, in the form of a United Nations backed multi-national security force led by Kenya and supported financially by the United States. This East African country has volunteered to lead the mission with their own elite police unit, to help Haiti’s transitional authorities restore order. But the Kenyan government’s decision to involve itself in another country’s problems has raised some questions back home about the deployment. So, on this week’s Inquiry, we’re asking ‘Why is Kenya getting involved in Haiti?’

    Contributors: Robert Fatton Jr, Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Virginia, USA. Dismas Mokua, Political Risk Analyst, Tricarta Advisory Limited, Nairobi, Kenya Professor Karuti Kanyinga, University of Nairobi Institute for Development Studies, Kenya Michelle Gavin, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, USA

    Presenter: Charmaine Cozier Producer: Jill Collins Researcher: Matt Toulson Technical Producer: Nicky Edwards Production Coordinator:Tim Fernley Editor: Tara McDermott

    Image/Credit: Haiti awaits the arrival of Kenyan led international security support mission, Port Au Prince/ORLANDO BARRIA/EPA-EFE/REX Shutterstock via BBC Images

  19. Step-son of Malawi's ex-leader acquitted over migrant deathspublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 19 June

    Tadikira Mafubza was arrested after dozens of suspected Ethiopian migrants were found in mass graves.

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  20. Deadly explosions rock Chad after ammunition depot firepublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 19 June

    At least nine people died and at least 46 others were injured in the blasts overnight in N'Djamena.

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