1. 'Limited information' given on fatal boat firepublished at 16:59 GMT 30 October

    It is reported the scuba diving boat caught fire because of a suspected electrical fault.

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  2. Tracking an executioner in Sudan across social mediapublished at 11:57 GMT 30 October

    Fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have executed a number of unarmed people after capturing the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, new videos analysed by BBC Verify show.

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  3. Zoo celebrates arrival of Haggis the pygmy hippo published at 09:01 GMT 30 October

    Haggis, who is one-year-old, was born in Edinburgh Zoo and has a global social media following.

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  4. Migrant sex offender given £500 after threat to disrupt deportationpublished at 22:44 GMT 29 October

    Hadush Kebatu was given the money to avoid a "slower, more expensive process", Downing Street said.

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  5. Sudanese RSF militia killed 460 people at el-Fasher hospital, says WHOpublished at 20:22 GMT 29 October

    WHO chief "appalled and deeply shocked" after doctors say RSF killed "patients, their companions, and anyone else present".

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  6. Curfew in Tanzania's main city after protests mar electionpublished at 17:17 GMT 29 October

    Several people have been injured in demonstrations that saw roads blocked and vehicles set on fire.

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  7. New videos show executions after RSF militia takes key Sudan citypublished at 15:10 GMT 29 October

    RSF troops executed a number of unarmed people after seizing el-Fasher, videos reviewed by BBC Verify show.

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  8. Sudan's military expels top UN food aid officials as conflict escalatespublished at 12:57 GMT 29 October

    Two WFP officials are give 72 hours to leave without explanation - days after a key city falls to the RSF.

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  9. Holders Nigeria lead qualifiers for 2026 Wafconpublished at 09:30 GMT 29 October

    Reigning champions Nigeria qualify for next year's tournament alongside Cape Verde and Malawi who will make their Women's Africa Cup of Nations debut.

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  10. Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says US revoked his visa published at 06:58 GMT 29 October

    The 91-year-old Nobel laureate in literature has been a critic of Trump's immigration policy.

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  11. Cameroon opposition leader to face legal action over election unrest, government sayspublished at 02:34 GMT 29 October

    The threat against Issa Tchiroma Bakary comes a day after he was declared the runner-up in disputed presidential polls.

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  12. 'Football is life' - The Gambian administrator on a missionpublished at 18:03 GMT 28 October

    Sainey Mboge was labelled a "bad influence" as a child, just for playing football. But now the Gambian is having the last laugh, having built a career in the game.

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  13. Fear of mass killings as thousands trapped in besieged Sudan city taken by militia grouppublished at 16:53 GMT 28 October

    The UN says there are credible reports of "summary executions" in el-Fasher.

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  14. Israel says coffin from Hamas did not contain another hostage's bodypublished at 16:27 GMT 28 October

    Israel accuses Hamas of a "clear violation" of the ceasefire deal after tests showed the remains belonged to a person whose body was previously returned.

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  15. Tourist plane crash in Kenya kills 11 on boardpublished at 11:14 GMT 28 October

    The aircraft was flying from a popular coastal resort to a game park when it came down.

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  16. The 92-year-old president who never losespublished at 02:06 GMT 28 October

    Cameroon's Paul Biya has extended his 43-year rule by winning a heavily disputed election.

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  17. The South African start-up bringing tech to townshipspublished at 00:07 GMT 28 October

    Entrepreneur Talifhani Banks has bought a modern delivery system to smaller firms in South Africa.

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  18. Helping and healing in Sierra Leonepublished at 00:00 GMT 28 October

    Thousands of people in Sierra Leone lost limbs during the brutal civil war, and many more have struggled to overcome the mental as well as physical burdens of the conflict. We visit the Farming on Crutches programme where amputees are trained in agricultural skills which they can use to start their own farms and teach others in their communities their skills. Plus how former addicts are helping others in their communities to stop using kush, a deadly blend of addictive substances that has become a scourge in Sierra Leone and other parts of West Africa.

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    Presenter: Myra Anubi Reporter/producer: Sira Thierij Editor: Jon Bithrey Sound mix: Hal Haines

    (Image: A trainee farmer rakes grass from a field in Sierra Leone, Sira Thierij/BBC)

  19. Ivory Coast president, 83, secures fourth term after two rivals barred published at 19:47 GMT 27 October

    Alassane Ouattara's win is unsurprising as his biggest rivals were barred from contesting the election.

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  20. Cameroon's 92-year-old president wins controversial eighth termpublished at 18:06 GMT 27 October

    Paul Biya retains his title as the world's oldest head of state, in an election marred with violence and allegations of fraud.

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