1. Senegal country profilepublished at 12:40 British Summer Time 9 July

    Provides an overview of Senegal, including key dates and facts about this west African country.

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  2. When will we know the South African election result?published at 19:08 British Summer Time 1 June

    The ANC has governed since the end of apartheid, but its vote could fall below 50% for the first time.

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  3. This page is now closedpublished at 23:34 British Summer Time 1 April

    For the latest updates, go to bbc.com/africalive

  4. Parents of Chibok girls heartbroken - againpublished at 01:44 British Summer Time 1 April

    Some of their rescued daughters have chosen to stay married to their abductors, with government approval.

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  5. Dentist treats 200 patients a day in Mozambiquepublished at 06:18 British Summer Time 31 March

    Dr Vivak Shah, from Northamptonshire, was joined by his children Arjun, 12, and Aryan, 10.

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  6. 'I was mutilated at 16 but I won't let it define me'published at 02:30 British Summer Time 31 March

    Valerie Lolomari is determined to help other victims of FGM after spending years living in shame.

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  7. Why funeral of a TikTok star stunned Kenyanspublished at 00:32 Greenwich Mean Time 31 March

    Villagers complain that some of the fans of the late Brian Chira were not respectful at the burial.

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  8. The football pitch that doubles as an execution groundpublished at 01:07 Greenwich Mean Time 30 March

    Goalposts used by children on a beach in Somalia's capital are posts set up for firing squad executions.

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  9. Food aid used as weapon of war in Sudan - UK MPspublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March

    James Landale
    Diplomatic correspondent, BBC News

    Sudanese refugees who have fled from the war in Sudan line up during a cash assistance programme at a Transit Centre for refugees in Renk, on February 15, 2024Image source, AFP
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    Millions of people have been forced from their home by the near-year-long conflict

    British MPs have warned that food aid is being used as a weapon of war in Sudan’s bitter civil conflict.

    Vicky Ford, the chair of parliament's all-party group on Sudan, said there was evidence both warring sides - the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces - were restricting humanitarian aid.

    She was speaking after new research suggested more than 100 villages in western Sudan had been burned.

    The war in Sudan has been raging for almost year and the fighting is brutal.

    The Centre for Information Resilience – a government-funded research group – says that 108 villages and settlements in western Sudan have been fully or partially destroyed by fire since last April.

    The UK Foreign Office says what’s happening bears all the hallmarks of ethnic cleansing as black Africans are targeted by Arab militias.

    There are warnings of famine with more than 20 million people needing food aid.

    Ms Ford also said sexual violence against women was widespread, with evidence that some girls were deliberately disfiguring themselves to avoid rape.

    The all-party group has put out a statement calling for the international community to give more aid.

    It’s also urging some countries – including the United Arab Emirates – to stop giving arms to the warring parties.

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  10. KFC Nigeria sorry after disabled diner refused servicepublished at 10:33 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March

    Wheelchair user says he felt less than human after he was told to leave the branch at Lagos airport.

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  11. S Africa ex-President Zuma involved in car crashpublished at 10:33 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March

    He was unhurt after a drunk driver collided with his armoured vehicle, police say.

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  12. Bus plunges off South Africa bridge, killing 45published at 10:32 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March

    An eight-year-old girl is the only survivor after a bus carrying Easter pilgrims plunges into a ravine.

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  13. Watch: Scene of deadly South Africa bus crashpublished at 08:04 Greenwich Mean Time 29 March

    The only survivor is an eight-year-old girl that has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.

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  14. Jacob Zuma barred from South Africa electionpublished at 21:17 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March

    South Africa's ex-president has backed a new party seeking to take on the governing ANC.

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  15. Dozens killed in South Africa bus crashpublished at 18:06 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March

    Forty-five people have been killed in South Africa after the bus they were travelling in crashed, the authorities say.

    One eight-year-old child is reported to have survived.

    The bus crashed through a barrier and plunged into a ravine before catching fire in Limpopo province in the north-east of the country, local media are saying.

    There are reports that the passengers had been travelling from Botswana on a pilgrimage to attend an Easter service in South Africa.

    Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga went to scene of the accident.

    "I am sending my heartfelt condolences to the families affected by the tragic bus crash... Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. We continue to urge responsible driving at all times with heightened alertness as more people are on our roads this Easter weekend,” she said.

  16. Scroll down for this week's storiespublished at 17:34 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March

    We're back on Tuesday

    That's all from the BBC Africa Live team for this week - we're back after the break on Tuesday.

    In the meantime you can listen to the our Focus on Africa podcast here and our Africa daily podcast here.

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    And we leave you with this picture of the Safari Rally currently taking place in Kenya:

    Rallying - World Rally Championship - Safari Rally Kenya - March 28, 2024Image source, Reuters
  17. A fortnight of waiting and prayingpublished at 17:02 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March

    Janet Ball
    BBC Africa Daily podcast

    Empty classroomImage source, AFP
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    The kidnapping in Kuriga left an empty school behind

    It's every parent’s nightmare.

    Dahiru Abdulahi’s 16 year-old daughter, and 20 other children from his extended family, went to school earlier this month, as they did every day, but then they didn’t come home.

    Mr Abdulahi was working at the school in Kuriga in the north-west of Nigeria when armed men arrived on motorbikes, surrounded the children at assembly time and took them and their teacher away.

    “A bandit ran after my daughter, she beat him with her elbow, but another bandit grabbed her hijab and took her to his motorbike," he told the BBC's Africa Daily podcast.

    The teacher, Abubakar Issa, died in captivity. It’s reported he was shot in the leg.

    Mr Abdulahi described the panic which followed the abduction of more than 130 children:

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    "When they invaded the school they shot randomly. All the students, all the children running without knowing where they were going.

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    All the parents come out en masse, seeking to know the direction their children were going. We felt disappointed. We cry and cry. All the parents, crying and crying, everywhere in the town.”

    What followed was more than a fortnight of waiting and praying.

    Nigerian President Bola Tinubu took a tough line, saying there would be no ransom paid despite the kidnappers calling and demanding $690,000 (£548,000).

    The government is desperate to stamp out kidnap-for-ransom, which has become lucrative for the so-called bandits who plague the country.

    This month alone, there have been six mass abductions in the north of the country – with many including children.

    But Mr Abdulahi and his community have been lucky.

    Unlike after many kidnappings, on Sunday the parents finally had cause for celebration: video footage was released of all 137 children being bussed to safety and meeting senior government officials.

    After seeing a photograph of his daughter shaking hands with the state governor on social media he celebrated that she was at least safe.

    He also said that she will continue to go to school because she wants to become a doctor. "She will not be discouraged. I will assist her and guide her to further education," he said.

    You can listen to the Africa Daily episode here.

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  18. South Africa's ex-President Zuma barred from electionpublished at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March

    Jacob ZumaImage source, Reuters
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    Ex-President Zuma has been campaigning for the MK party

    South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been barred from running in May's general election, the country's electoral commission (IEC) has said.

    Mr Zuma's backing of the new uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has been seen as a possible threat to the governing African National Congress (ANC).

    The former president, who served from 2009 to 2018, has been suspended by the ANC.

    His was the first name on the MK's candidate list, but the IEC received objections to him potentially becoming a member of the National Assembly.

    "In the case of former President Zuma, yes, we did receive an objection, which has been upheld," IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya is quoted by News24 as telling a press conference.

    Mr Zuma received a 15-month prison sentence in 2021 for contempt of court and the constitution says anyone who has had a prison sentence of longer than 12 months is not eligible to run for election.

    The IEC said that the ruling did not prevent the MK party from taking part in the 29 May poll, News24 reports.

    For the first time since the start of the democratic era in 1994, the ANC's vote share could fall below 50%, according to several opinion polls. The MK party is seen as popular in Mr Zuma's home region of KwaZulu-Natal.

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  19. Power blackout hits much of Ethiopiapublished at 15:53 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March

    Kalkidan Yibeltal
    BBC News, Addis Ababa

    Ethiopia’s state-run power company has said large portions of the country have been hit by an electricity blackout due to “issues in our system”.

    Ethiopian Electric Power did not disclose exactly what those issues were but said in a post on its Facebook page that it was investigating what prompted the outage.

    All parts of the country, except Bahir Dar, a city in the north-west, and its surrounding area, have experienced the power problem which began around 15:40 local time (12:40 GMT).

    In a separate statement, the company said it had begun restoring power in the capital, Addis Ababa, and some other parts of the country hours after the problem occurred.

  20. Don't ask Liberia's president for a job - he's fed uppublished at 15:42 Greenwich Mean Time 28 March

    Joseph Boakai tells the BBC he is trying to change the mindset of those who think government is a way to get rich.

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