1. Slapping MP shows generational change may not end abuse of power in Nigeria published at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November

    Will the new generation of Nigerian politicians deliver the change in attitudes that many had hoped for?

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  2. Tongue and talk: Keeping language alive in Africapublished at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November

    Ghanaian journalist Justice Baidoo is teaching his two young boys how to speak the ancient African language of Ahanta. He home schools them with lessons several times a week in an effort to keep the indigenous language alive in a continent where many are disappearing due to the over dominance of English and French, and in recent years the added power of American culture through mass media, online and through mobile phones. He hears how locals are trying to revive Ahanta by setting up a radio station and running regular dedicated church services attracting a one-thousand-strong congregation, before travelling across Ghana to hear people speaking the endangered language of Animere in the village of Kunda.

  3. Mozambique presidential runner-up escapes alleged assassination attemptpublished at 18:09 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November

    Venâncio Mondlane says people tried to kill him after he went into hiding in South Africa.

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  4. Bournemouth's Semenyo motivated by trial rejectionspublished at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November

    Bournemouth and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo says repeated rejections as a teenager left him more motivated to forge a career in football.

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  5. The female coach taking on the Kenyan Premier Leaguepublished at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November

    Jackline Juma is the first woman to manage a men's team in the top flight of Kenyan football.

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  6. Slavery reparations not about transfer of cash, says Lammypublished at 09:31 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November

    Speaking in Nigeria, the UK foreign secretary said he wanted Britain to develop relations with Africa.

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  7. Volunteer families sought to host Zulu choirpublished at 06:30 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November

    The choir will leave South Africa for the first time to tour the South-West.

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  8. Nageeye and Chepkirui win at New York Marathonpublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November

    Abdi Nageeye and Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui win the men's and women's races respectively at the New York Marathon.

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  9. South Africa police force 540 illegal miners from abandoned shaftpublished at 16:39 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November

    The miners were left starving and dehydrated after security forces cut off their access to food and water.

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  10. Lightning kills 13 children at Uganda refugee camppublished at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November

    The children were attending a church service when the lightning struck, police say.

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  11. Africans at the cutting edge of interior designpublished at 02:45 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November

    Two UK-based Africans tell the BBC how they are digging deep into their culture to change home decor.

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  12. William returns to 'special place' Africa for prize awardspublished at 22:41 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November

    The awards event in South Africa will have emotional connections for the Prince of Wales.

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  13. Living with Nigeria's blackouts - six weeks, no powerpublished at 11:44 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November

    Large parts of Nigeria are experiencing power outages due to problems with the country's grid.

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  14. 'I lost my leg on the way home from school'published at 03:18 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November

    Two years since war ended in northern Ethiopia, discarded weapons are proving deadly and maiming people.

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  15. The cost of an addiction to Somali TikTok 'battles'published at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November

    They call it the Big Game. Somali influencers are taking part in clan-based battles on TikTok. A US student who spent thousands of dollars tells the BBC why she regrets ever getting involved. She felt addicted to the draw of defending her people and says she was later harassed by an influencer. The trend is taking Somali social media by storm but many are worried these games go beyond entertainment and are contributing to a toxic environment online.

    Presenter: Jack Goodman Reporter: Bushra Mohamed Producer: Marta Pausilli Editor: Flora Carmichael

  16. Mozambique social media restricted as runner-up in hidingpublished at 19:33 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November

    Runner-up Venâncio Mondlane uses social media to call for renewed protests against disputed election result.

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  17. Botswana's politician who did the unthinkablepublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November

    Duma Boko is elected the country's first president not from the ruling party, in power for 58 years.

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  18. Outrage in Nigeria as young suspects collapse in courtpublished at 16:08 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November

    Alleged protesters - many of whom appeared frail after weeks in detention - appeared in court on Friday.

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  19. Botswana ruling party rejected after 58 years in powerpublished at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November

    President Mokgweetsi Masisi accepts defeat after his party loses its parliamentary majority.

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  20. ‘People thought cheerleading was impossible in Rwanda’published at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November

    Meet Rwanda's first cheerleading squad, known as the Pom Pom Girls.

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