1. How Trump-Ramaphosa confrontation went down in South Africapublished at 02:42 British Summer Time 22 May

    Right-wing Afrikaners groups celebrated the ambush but others in the Rainbow Nation found it "uncomfortable" to watch.

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  2. 'Turn the lights down' - Trump confronts Ramaphosa with videopublished at 02:35 British Summer Time 22 May

    One moment the conversation was all about golf, then a reporter asked a question about genocide in South Africa.

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  3. Trump ambushes Ramaphosa with discredited claimspublished at 21:23 British Summer Time 21 May

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  4. Watch moment Trump ambushes Ramaphosa with videopublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 21 May

    In an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, Trump pressed Cyril Ramaphosa on widely discredited claims of a white genocide in South Africa.

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  5. British tourist arrested in Namibia over nude photos of childrenpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 21 May

    The 65-year old Briton is also accused of inappropriately touching children while on a holiday in Namibia.

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  6. X restricted in Tanzania after police targeted by hackerspublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 21 May

    After being compromised, explicit images and misinformation were shared on the police's account.

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  7. Can Mandela's former negotiator fix fractious relations with Trump?published at 13:11 British Summer Time 21 May

    The South African president will try to reset relations with the US in a high-stakes White House meeting on Wednesday.

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  8. Life-sized animal puppets to stampede across Londonpublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 21 May

    The migration of the public artwork from Africa is to highlight the impact of climate change.

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  9. Most Test wickets this year - the 6ft 8in pace bowler with England in his sightspublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 21 May

    Zimbabwe's Blessing Muzarabani may have a permanent smile on his face, but he will pose a serious threat to England at Trent Bridge this week, writes Stephan Shemilt.

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  10. Former DR Congo PM sentenced to hard labour on corruption chargepublished at 05:24 British Summer Time 21 May

    Augustin Ponyo Matata is found guilty of his part in embezzling about $245m.

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  11. Judge warns US deportations to South Sudan may breach court orderpublished at 03:06 British Summer Time 21 May

    The judge orders the migrants to be kept in US government custody, holding the plane on the tarmac if necessary.

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  12. Sudan rebels entirely pushed out of Khartoum state, army sayspublished at 19:50 British Summer Time 20 May

    It is the latest sign of victory from the military who have made gains against the RSF since March.

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  13. Tanzania president warns 'meddling' Kenyan activistspublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 20 May

    President Samia says she will not allow external efforts to undermine her country's peace and stability.

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  14. How mud wrestling provides hope to young Ugandanspublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 20 May

    The stars of Uganda's Soft Ground Wrestling made their name grappling in the mud and hope to forge professional careers.

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  15. The Ugandan mud wrestlers who became a global sensationpublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 20 May

    Videos of mud-covered wrestling fights from a Ugandan town have racked up over 500 million hits on social media.

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  16. Nigerian photographer’s iconic 'Hairstyles' seriespublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 20 May

    J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, who was known as Nigeria’s top photographer, started documenting women’s hairstyles in 1968. He built up a portfolio of around 2,000 negatives revealing the elaborate ways African women styled their hair through his series of black and white photos.

    A selection of his 'Hairstyles' prints was displayed at the Venice Biennale in 2013. Reena Stanton-Sharma speaks to his son Amaize Ojeikere, also a photographer, about his father’s work.

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    Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.

    (Photo: 'Hairstyles' by J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere. Credit: TERESA SUAREZ/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

  17. What’s being done to tackle skin-lightening in Nigeria?published at 01:00 British Summer Time 20 May

    Skin-lightening is a multi-billion-dollar industry and impacts many women, and men, around the world. Within the African context, women in Nigeria use skin-whitening products the most: according to the World Health Organization 77% of women use them regularly. The situation is so bad that Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (Nafdac) declared a state of emergency in 2023.

    The BBC’s Madina Maishanu has been speaking to a mother who has used skin-whitening products on all six of her children. Madina shares her story, and talks us through the cultural context of why people use these products. We also hear from aesthetician Zainab Bashir about the risks involved with skin-bleaching.

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  18. A nuclear future for Africa?published at 01:00 British Summer Time 20 May

    Nuclear power is back in favour, as more countries across the world consider ways to cut carbon emissions to combat climate change.

    Countries like China and Japan are planning to build more reactors, but should nations in Africa invest in renewable sources of generating electricity, like solar panels, wind turbines and geo-thermal power, instead of nuclear?

    We examine how energy generated from nuclear fission has huge advance costs which would mean African governments finding loans from willing investors, but that might cede more economic influence to China or Russia.

    We also hear how Amazon, Google and Microsoft are investing in nuclear power, using smaller modular reactors to run data storage centres in the United States, as demand for electricity is expected to surge when artificial intelligence is running at full capacity. Could the developing technology of SMRs prove useful in Africa?

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    (Picture: The Koeberg nuclear power station, Cape Town, South Africa. Credit: Getty Images)

  19. Kenya signs Crown dependencies recruitment dealpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 19 May

    The deal will enable staff to be recruited to work in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

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  20. UN court backs E Guinea in Gabon dispute over islands in oil-rich waterspublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 19 May

    Equatorial Guinea has been rowing with Gabon for decades over three islands in potentially oil-rich waters.

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