1. Ayew embraces 'destiny' as Ghana's captain published at 19:03 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March

    Jordan Ayew says it was "written in the stars" for him to follow his father and brother in being appointed captain of Ghana's Black Stars.

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  2. Ethiopia does not want war with Eritrea, says PMpublished at 12:27 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March

    Abiy Ahmed's comments come amid concerns that the neighbours could clash over tensions in Tigray.

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  3. Going on holiday... without your phonepublished at 10:37 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March

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  4. Armed men abduct dozens from a bus in Ethiopiapublished at 09:13 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March

    The incident happened in an area where around 100 students were similarly seized last July.

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  5. Cameroon held to shock draw by Eswatini in World Cup qualifyingpublished at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March

    Unfancied Eswatini hold Cameroon to a 0-0 draw in African qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Tunisia continue their unbeaten start.

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  6. Almost 70,000 South Africans interested in US asylumpublished at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March

    This follows President Donald Trump's February executive order offering Afrikaners refugee status.

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  7. Northampton sign Zimbabwe prop Kundionapublished at 14:38 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March

    Northampton Saints sign Zimbabwe prop Cleopas Kundiona from French Pro D2 side USON Nevers for the 2025-26 season.

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  8. Nigeria's president declares emergency in oil-rich statepublished at 14:26 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March

    Bola Tinubu's move, which some have questioned, follows a political crisis and an oil pipeline blast.

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  9. Bikes and desks to help African schoolchildrenpublished at 11:31 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March

    The donated educational items will help schools in Hull's twin city of Freetown in Sierra Leone.

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  10. Ghana journalist awarded $18m in US after suing ex-MPpublished at 11:29 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March

    Kennedy Agyapong alleged Anas Aremeyaw Anas was behind the murder of a colleague, among other claims.

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  11. Police hunt 22 men after large-scale fightpublished at 10:39 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March

    Officers release images of men they believe were fighting over Eritrean independence in Sheffield.

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  12. DR Congo and Rwanda call for ceasefire in Qatar talkspublished at 08:20 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March

    The meeting comes amid an M23 advance that has seen the rebels seize two cities in eastern DR Congo.

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  13. Ghosts of apartheid haunt South Africa as compensation anger brewspublished at 01:01 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March

    Anti-apartheid activists like Mzolisi Dyasi feel let down after the sacrifices they made for democracy.

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  14. 'Nigerian Senate is run like a cult', suspended MP tells BBCpublished at 00:12 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March

    Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan says the system is trying "silence" her after she made sexual harassment allegations.

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  15. Missing South African girl was wanted for her 'eyes and skin'published at 20:42 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March

    Court witnesses reveal shocking details about the disappearance of Joshlin Smith.

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  16. Last-minute deal to protect African penguins from extinctionpublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March

    No-go fishing zones agreed to stop vessels catching sardines and anchovies around breeding grounds.

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  17. Nigeria and Kenya among nations running out of HIV drugs - WHO published at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March

    The warning comes as Africa begins to feel the impact of a massive review into US aid by Trump.

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  18. The expelled envoy at the heart of the latest US-South Africa rowpublished at 02:47 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March

    Pretoria's envoy to Washington Ebrahim Rasool riled officials after accusing Trump of white supremacism.

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  19. 'No-one can handle another war' - Tigrayans fear fresh Ethiopian conflictpublished at 21:55 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    Residents in Ethiopia's north tell the BBC they are stocking up and taking cash out as tensions deepen.

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  20. Rwanda severs ties with Belgium over 'neo-colonial delusions'published at 21:31 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    In a strongly worded statement, Rwanda accuses Belgium of "lies and manipulation".

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