1. The Harvard graduate hoping to ace the Rugby World Cuppublished at 20:10 British Summer Time 21 August

    Nigerian-American Cheta Emba fell in love with rugby while studying for a degree in molecular and cellular biology at one of the world's most famous universities.

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  2. Sudan's army denies bombing convoy taking aid to famine-hit areapublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 21 August

    Three of the 16 lorries in the convoy were damaged and caught fire, the WFP says.

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  3. Rescued baby gorilla recovers from smuggling ordealpublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 21 August

    Turkish authorities hope the youngster, named Zeytin, can soon be returned to his native Nigeria.

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  4. DR Congo rebels killed 140 civilians despite peace process, rights group sayspublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 21 August

    Attacks were carried out in more than a dozen villages last month, Human Rights Watch says.

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  5. How cage football unlocked Aribo's potentialpublished at 09:27 British Summer Time 21 August

    Southampton and Nigeria midfielder Joe Aribo says playing cage football growing up in London made him the player he is today.

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  6. Ghana's Godwin Asediba wins the 2025 BBC Komla Dumor Awardpublished at 04:03 British Summer Time 21 August

    This is the 10th anniversary of the prize set up in honour of the Ghanaian journalist who died at the age of 41.

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  7. Leading conservationist in South Africa denies smuggling rhino horns worth $14mpublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 20 August

    John Hume was allegedly part of an international rhino horn trafficking syndicate, prosecutors say.

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  8. How many wars has President Trump really ended?published at 15:25 British Summer Time 20 August

    US President Donald Trump claims to have ended seven wars - is that true?

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  9. South African MP opens fire to fend off attack during attempted hijackingpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 20 August

    Two teens, aged 16 and 18, have been arrested over the attack as police search for a third suspect.

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  10. Gunmen in Nigeria kill Muslim worshippers in 'reprisal attack'published at 13:47 British Summer Time 20 August

    The gunmen stormed a mosque in what an official has described as a "reprisal attack".

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  11. US strikes deportation deals with Honduras and Ugandapublished at 06:53 British Summer Time 20 August

    Uganda and Honduras have agreed to accept migrants of other nationalities who have been deported from the US, CBS reports.

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  12. South Africa minister under fire over racial slurpublished at 00:00 British Summer Time 20 August

    The minister faces calls to resign and an investigation after previously using offensive language.

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  13. Israel demands release of all Gaza hostages, casting doubt on ceasefire proposalpublished at 20:28 British Summer Time 19 August

    It comes a day after Hamas said it accepted a proposal for a 60-day truce, during which around half of the 50 hostages would be freed.

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  14. Aid worker returns to base where he hid from bulletspublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 19 August

    Shaun Hughes is back in the part of South Sudan where he got caught up in a terrifying military coup.

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  15. Burkina Faso's junta expels top UN official over child rights reportpublished at 11:49 British Summer Time 19 August

    The report about children caught up in the jihadist conflict blamed all sides for violations.

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  16. Hardest Geezer completes relay run across Icelandpublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 19 August

    Russ Cook is one of seven runners to run a combined 607km across Iceland in two days.

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  17. Hamas source says group agrees to latest Gaza ceasefire proposalpublished at 21:51 British Summer Time 18 August

    The proposal from regional mediators would see Israeli hostages released in two batches during a 60-day truce, according to a Palestinian official.

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  18. M23 rebels suspend peace talks with DR Congo governmentpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 18 August

    The group accuses the government of failing to respect a previous ceasefire deal.

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  19. Rescuers in Nigeria search for dozens missing after boat capsizespublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 18 August

    Safety regulations are rarely enforced leading to a large number of accidents on the waterways.

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  20. New wave of African pride rises in the Caribbeanpublished at 01:43 British Summer Time 18 August

    From jollof rice in St Lucia to Afrobeats in Jamaica, islanders find new ways to embrace Africa.

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