1. South Africa to pursue appeal against Nigerian pastor acquitted of rapepublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 19 May

    Timothy Omotoso, who denies assaulting women from his church, has reportedly returned to Nigeria.

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  2. Nigeria's fierce political rivals share joke at pope's inaugural masspublished at 13:05 British Summer Time 19 May

    President Bola Tinubu defeated Peter Obi in the 2023 elections - and may face off again in 2027.

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  3. Kenya's ex-justice minister 'deported' from Tanzania published at 10:17 British Summer Time 19 May

    Karua was allowed into Tanzania last month but was stopped ahead of Tundu Lissu's latest court appearance.

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  4. BBC uncovers child sex abuse in South Africa's illegal minespublished at 07:37 British Summer Time 19 May

    An investigation into the illicit mining sector reveals a world of child exploitation.

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  5. JAMB 2025: How Nigeria’s university entrance exams went wrongpublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 19 May

    Hundreds of thousands of students in Nigeria have been told they can retake their JAMB university entrance exam. That’s after nearly 80 per cent of them failed the test in March amid power cuts and computer glitches during the exams. The low pass rate sparked a national outcry, especially after the Minister of Education initially claimed it was caused by students cheating. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has now apologised - but what does the incident say about Nigeria’s digital infrastructure?

    The BBC’s Madina Maishanu explains what caused the technical issues, and why the exam board has now decided to allow retakes. We also hear from students across Nigeria about the impact the glitches have had on their hopes of getting into university.

    Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: William Lee Adams, Chelsea Coates and Julia Ross-Roy Editor: Verity Wilde

  6. A trip to the barbers as the Doctor visits Nigeriapublished at 06:39 British Summer Time 17 May

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  7. The 'peacock of Savile Row' on dressing stars for the Met Galapublished at 01:06 British Summer Time 17 May

    Ozwald Boateng's four decades of experience was on show at the fashion world's biggest event.

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  8. Gabon's ousted president and family freed after two years and fly to Angolapublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 16 May

    Sylvia Bongo and her son was freed from prison last week despite facing charges of embezzling public funds.

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  9. Former Chad PM arrested over alleged links to deadly clashpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 16 May

    Masra's party the Transformers say their leader's detention took place "outside of any known judicial procedure".

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  10. Mbeumo says player of the season nomination is 'crazy'published at 16:24 British Summer Time 16 May

    Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo did not expect to be nominated for the Premier League player of the season award despite an impressive campaign with Brentford.

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  11. 'I don't want it to die' - The black teen pioneer preserving cavalry sportpublished at 12:14 British Summer Time 16 May

    South African teenager Khosi Dlomo wants to encourage others to take up her little-known equestrian sport of tent pegging.

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  12. Tigray party says ban threatens Ethiopia peace deal published at 10:39 British Summer Time 16 May

    The TPLF fought a two-year civil war against the federal government, which ended in 2022.

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  13. Why is Timbuktu Famous?published at 01:00 British Summer Time 16 May

    What's the story of the famed city of Timbuktu?

  14. 'I didn't come here for fun' - Afrikaner defends refugee status in USpublished at 23:28 British Summer Time 15 May

    Charl Kleinhaus tells the BBC he had no choice but to leave his farm in South Africa after receiving death threats.

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  15. Blank questions, power cuts and a suicide: Nigeria's exams fiascopublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 15 May

    Nearly 80% of the 1.9 million students who sat the exams did not get high enough marks to get into university.

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  16. Gambia probes sale of ex-leader's luxury cars, cows and boatspublished at 13:11 British Summer Time 15 May

    An investigative report says some state officials sold Jammeh's assets to themselves at low prices.

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  17. Congo-Brazzaville cleared to return to international footballpublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 15 May

    Congo-Brazzaville's suspension from international football is lifted after conditions requested by world governing body Fifa were met.

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  18. Drone attacks raise stakes in new phase of Sudan's civil warpublished at 09:58 British Summer Time 15 May

    Experts tell the BBC the air strikes showcase the growth of advanced drone warfare in Africa.

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  19. Do Afrikaners want to take Trump up on his South African refugee offer?published at 02:43 British Summer Time 15 May

    Claims of a white genocide are widely discredited, so how do Afrikaners feel about Trump's claims – and offer of refugee status?

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  20. 'I don't want it to die': The teen black pioneer preserving cavalry sportpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 14 May

    Makhosazana Dlomo is South Africa's only black participant in the traditional cavalry sport of tent pegging.

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