1. South Africa sets up inquiry into apartheid prosecutionspublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 30 April

    Several apartheid-era atrocities, like murder, have been uncovered but few have made it to court.

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  2. Visit Rwanda signs new deal as Arsenal protests continuepublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 30 April

    Visit Rwanda signs a sponsorship deal with Atletico Madrid as Arsenal fans continue to call for their club to end its agreement with the tourism board.

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  3. Mali coup leader wins backing to be president for next five yearspublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 30 April

    Gen Assimi Goïta, who has seized power twice, had previously promised to hold elections.

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  4. Man starts 1,500-mile skateboard challenge to Africa published at 12:28 British Summer Time 30 April

    Sam Allison plans to skateboard some 1,500 miles (2,414 km) to Morocco, camping along the way.

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  5. Taiwan condemns Somalia travel banpublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 30 April

    Taiwanese are warned against traveling to Somalia or Somaliland for their own safety before the ban is lifted.

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  6. Why would someone try to smuggle 5,000 ants?published at 01:00 British Summer Time 30 April

    Two Belgian teenagers have plead guilty to trying to smuggle thousands of giant African harvester ants out of Kenya. The authorities said they were allegedly planning to sell the ants on the growing exotic pet market in Europe and Asia, where ant keepers put the insects in special habitats and watch them build their colonies. BBC reporter Akisa Wandera talks us through this landmark case.

    We also hear from two ant keepers, Kaden (Ender Ants) and Mauro (Bruma Ants) on why they love their pets.

    And finally, a quick question for you, how many ants do you think there are for every person on earth? A) 10 ants B) 67 thousand ants C) 980 thousand ants D) 2.5 million ants

    Listen to the episode for the answer!

    Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Emily Horler and Chelsea Coates Editor: Verity Wilde

  7. Pressure mounts to probe Kenya police and army after BBC exposépublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 29 April

    A BBC investigation identifies members of the security forces who shot dead protesters last June.

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  8. Husband of late Nigerian gospel singer sentenced to deathpublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 29 April

    The family of Osinachi Nwachukwu accused her husband of abusing the popular gospel singer before her death.

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  9. Paul Simon's Political Stormpublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 29 April

    The pairing of joyful Black South African music with Paul Simon’s cinematic lyricism is either a high point in cultural exchange, or an outrageous betrayal of the anti-apartheid movement. How should we view Simon's Graceland album now - in a time when cultural boycotts, cultural appropriation, and cancel culture are on the tip of everyone's tongue?

    Forty years on, and through a distinctly South African lens, New York Times reporter Lynsey Chutel considers the legacy of one the most popular, controversial, and contested record releases ever. Was Paul Simon arrogant? Ignorant? And did his music really aid the struggle against apartheid?

    Contributors: Stanley De Klerk, Lynsey's uncle Professor Sean Jacobs, Director of International Affairs at The New School Bakithi Kumalo, bassist on Graceland Billy Bragg, singer-songwriter Dali Tambo, founder of Artists Against Apartheid Sonti Mndebele, singer on the Graceland tour Setumo-Thebe Mohlomi, music writer

    Presented by Lynsey Chutel Produced by Seun Matiluko & Jack Howson Mixed by Louis Blatherwick With thanks to Tom Bonnett for inspiration, as well as Rose-Anna Hyde, Richard Power and Saskia Cookson for additional research

    A Peanut & Crumb production for BBC Radio 4

  10. How African popes changed Christianity - and gave us Valentine's Daypublished at 00:42 British Summer Time 29 April

    Historians say there were three popes of North African descent, the last one more than 1,500 years ago.

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  11. Landmark case finds negligence for Nigerian player's deathpublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 28 April

    A court case which found Nigeria's leading football bodies to be negligent for the death of a player is hailed as a "landmark" by global players' union Fifpro.

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  12. Namibian minister sacked after being accused of rape published at 13:04 British Summer Time 28 April

    Mac-Albert Hengari was arrested on Saturday after allegedly attempting to bribe the woman to withdraw the case.

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  13. 'They aimed to kill' - BBC identifies security forces who shot Kenya anti-tax protesterspublished at 02:36 British Summer Time 28 April

    The BBC exposes the members of the security forces who fired on protesters at Kenya’s parliament last year.

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  14. South Africa will defend sovereignty, ANC chair says as tensions with US growpublished at 21:32 British Summer Time 27 April

    The ANC chair's comments come after months of US tension over race relations and land law.

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  15. End conflict to honour Pope, Vatican diplomat tells South Sudanpublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 27 April

    The Vatican's representative to South Sudan says the Pope's memory should be honoured by seeking peace.

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  16. 'Double patriarchy': doctor has South Africa talking about financial abusepublished at 03:27 British Summer Time 27 April

    A medic sparks a national conversation about the financial abuse some female breadwinners face.

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  17. Ngetich sets 10km world record for women-only racepublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 26 April

    Agnes Ngetich sets a new 10km world record as she becomes the first woman to run the distance in under 30 minutes in a women-only race.

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  18. Chimpanzees more empathetic than assumed - studypublished at 10:32 British Summer Time 26 April

    Durham University finds that chimpanzees are as likely to console as the 'more empathic' bonobo.

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  19. DR Congo and Rwanda vow to agree peace plan within dayspublished at 04:55 British Summer Time 26 April

    The two neighbouring nations sign a US-brokered deal aimed at stopping the fighting in eastern DR Congo.

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  20. From prized artworks to bullet shells: how war devastated Sudan's museumspublished at 01:51 British Summer Time 26 April

    Sudan's national museum is among the institutions that have been looted and vandalised during the war.

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