1. European leaders pressure Russia over 30-day Ukraine ceasefirepublished at 13:41 BST 10 May

    France, Britain, Germany and Poland met President Vlodomyr Zelensky to discuss an unconditional ceasefire.

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  2. 'I screamed': Nigerian Doctor Who fan thrilled show is coming to Lagospublished at 09:12 BST 10 May

    The Doctor will be transported to Lagos in the first ever episode set primarily in an African country.

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  3. Author risked torture to fight Apartheidpublished at 07:19 BST 10 May

    Ken Keable was recruited to distribute literature into the country and his story is now on film.

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  4. No water, no power - Port Sudan reeling after week of attackspublished at 05:14 BST 10 May

    The city, which has escaped the worst of the civil war, has been targeted in a series of bombardments.

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  5. South Africa criticises US plan to accept white Afrikaners as refugeespublished at 22:09 BST 9 May

    Reports say the first set of white South Africans could arrive in the US next week.

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  6. Mercenary and coup plotter Simon Mann diespublished at 21:06 BST 9 May

    He was arrested in 2004 after being part of a failed coup to overthrow Equatorial Guinea's ruler.

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  7. Fashionistas and flippers: Africa's top shotspublished at 17:46 BST 9 May

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

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  8. Top Liberian doctor struck off over qualification doubtspublished at 15:45 BST 9 May

    The head of Liberia's doctors' association has not provided proof of his medical degree, the regulatory body says.

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  9. Zambia says it is tackling 'systematic' theft after US slashes medical aidpublished at 13:42 BST 9 May

    The US scraps more than $50m worth of malaria, HIV and TB drug donations, saying they are being stolen.

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  10. Cisse's plan to revive Libya's footballing fortunespublished at 12:08 BST 9 May

    Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Aliou Cisse says he is a "man of a project" as he bids to take Libya to the tournament in 2027.

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  11. South Africa appoint Conrad as all-format coachpublished at 11:36 BST 9 May

    South Africa name Shukri Conrad as their head coach in limited-overs cricket, expanding his role as lead of the Test side.

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  12. Charity linked to Prince Harry admits human rights abuses in Congo parkpublished at 18:38 BST 8 May

    African Parks acknowledged its rangers committed human rights abuses in Congo-Brazzaville.

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  13. Shock as missing South African journalist's decomposed body foundpublished at 16:32 BST 8 May

    Human remains, believed to be that of a journalist and his partner, have been found by police.

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  14. Benin's bid to become a cycling powerpublished at 16:10 BST 8 May

    The Benin Cycling Federation hopes to discover new talent and raise the profile of the sport on a continent largely dominated by football.

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  15. US judge blocks plan to deport migrants to Libyapublished at 10:04 BST 8 May

    The order comes after lawyers expressed alarm that the US was planning to deport migrants to the North African country "immediately".

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  16. Is Ivory Coast's red card politics an own goal for democracy?published at 01:07 BST 8 May

    Why ex-bank boss Tidjane Thiam has been barred from seeking the Ivorian presidency - and the potential fallout.

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  17. South African opposition politician hits out after failing to get UK visapublished at 20:56 BST 7 May

    The UK Home Office was unable to process Julius Malema's application in time for his trip, the High Commission says.

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  18. Gang who smuggled thousands of queen ants sentenced in Kenyapublished at 15:23 BST 7 May

    The four suspects – two Belgians, a Vietnamese and a Kenyan – were arrested last month with 5,000 ants.

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  19. How 'sub-10 king' Simbine shed his nearly man tag published at 11:38 BST 7 May

    After securing Olympic relay and World Indoor medals, South African sprint star Akani Simbine says he has "never given up on trying to be the best".

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  20. Sudan cuts ties with UAE over alleged paramilitary supportpublished at 09:15 BST 7 May

    The army has repeatedly accused the Gulf nation of backing the RSF, something which the UAE denies.

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