1. Besieged Sudan city residents face starvation, UN warnspublished at 14:59 BST 5 August

    El-Fasher, encircled by RSF paramilitary fighters, has not had food deliveries for over a year.

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  2. It's about celebrating culture, says pageant contestantpublished at 11:04 BST 5 August

    Zimbabwean native Skhululekile Mupemhi hopes to empower other women through the Miss/Mrs Africa Ireland pageant.

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  3. Nigeria's champion women basketballers promised $100,000 eachpublished at 10:48 BST 5 August

    D'Tigress won their seventh Afrobasket title over the weekend and a spot at the World Cup.

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  4. Are anti-wrinkle injections like Botox worth it?published at 01:00 BST 5 August

    Botox - or Botulinum toxin injections - has become mainstream. It’s no longer for the super-rich and A-list celebrities. As it’s become cheaper and more beauticians on the high street are offering it, its use is starting to become more widespread and normalised. Influencers are open about (some of) the non-surgical procedures they’ve had done. Why has it become so popular?

    BBC Health and Wellbeing reporter Annabel Rackham explains how these anti-wrinkle injections work (the most common of which is the product Botox) and how they differ from other “tweakments” like filler. We also discuss the potential risks of getting these injections as well as a recent case of hospitalisations after fake Botox was used. And what to be aware of if you’ve decided you want to get it done.

    BBC Africa Health correspondent Dorcas Wangira explains the rising demand for non-surgical beauty procedures in Kenya and why the authorities there are trying to crack down on unlicensed clinics and spas and practitioners with no registration.

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  5. Mandela memorial vandalised days after restorationpublished at 20:57 BST 4 August

    The organisation which commissioned the Mandela memorial says vandals have struck again.

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  6. South African farm worker says he was forced to feed women to pigspublished at 15:36 BST 4 August

    At the start of a murder trial, a farm supervisor says his boss ordered him to dispose of two women's bodies.

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  7. 'I love to dance' – social media boosts Masaka during injury-hit seasonpublished at 10:41 BST 4 August

    After missing out on Wafcon 2024, Tanzania forward Aisha Masaka says social media has helped her stay in touch with home and lifted her spirits.

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  8. Dozens of migrants die in boat capsize off Yemenpublished at 07:23 BST 4 August

    Dozens are missing after a boat carrying more than 150 migrants, many believed to be Ethiopian, sank in bad weather.

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  9. WWII hero awarded blue plaque to mark legacypublished at 06:27 BST 4 August

    John Henry Smythe is being remembered as a heroic WWII resident after being given a blue plaque.

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  10. BBC reveals horrific exploitation of children in Kenya sex tradepublished at 01:10 BST 4 August

    An undercover BBC investigation reveals the women who involve children as young as 13 in sex work.

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  11. 'Trailblazing' Ugandan player joins women's rugby teampublished at 09:20 BST 3 August

    'Trailblazing' Peace Lekuru, who has signed for York Valkyrie, is 'hopefully the first of many'.

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  12. 'I felt an unspoken pressure to smile' - Kenyan women in the workplacepublished at 02:17 BST 3 August

    Is the pressure to be likeable holding women back at work?

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  13. Mali charges ex-PM with undermining the state over post on Xpublished at 10:36 BST 2 August

    Moussa Mara expressed solidarity with opposition figures held after political parties were dissolved.

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  14. Research lion killed in alleged trophy hunt shootingpublished at 07:36 BST 2 August

    Blondie, who was the subject of an Oxford University study, is thought to have been killed in Zimbabwe.

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  15. I no longer identify as Nigerian, Badenoch sayspublished at 06:35 BST 2 August

    The Conservative Party leader says she has not renewed her passport for the West African country in years.

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  16. Rhino horns turned radioactive to fight poachers in South Africapublished at 16:18 BST 1 August

    The scheme is the latest innovation in decades of work aiming to protect South Africa’s rhinos.

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  17. Trump hits South Africa with 30% tariffs - no African country has a higher ratepublished at 15:14 BST 1 August

    Relations between the US and South Africa have hit rock bottom after Trump's return to office.

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  18. The women powering up African arm wrestlingpublished at 13:08 BST 1 August

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  19. The women powering up African arm wrestlingpublished at 12:46 BST 1 August

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  20. Ballet and bioluminescence: Africa's top shotspublished at 07:31 BST 1 August

    A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

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