1. Why are hundreds of aid trucks stuck in Ethiopia?published at 01:08 British Summer Time 27 September 2021

    The UN says hundreds of trucks have not returned from Tigray and it's affecting the flow of aid.

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  2. Pronged fossil is Africa's first ankylosaurpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 23 September 2021

    Scientists describe a familiar armoured dinosaur but there's something very strange about it.

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  3. The misleading images from Ethiopia’s food crisispublished at 02:14 British Summer Time 19 September 2021

    Food shortages are worsening in Ethiopia but some images online are not what they claim to be.

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  4. Upside-down rhino research wins Ig Nobel Prizepublished at 23:21 British Summer Time 9 September 2021

    Who knew? It's actually safer to move a tranquilised rhino by its ankles than on its side or chest.

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  5. Fact-checking claims about food aid for Tigraypublished at 00:52 British Summer Time 15 August 2021

    Who's preventing desperately needed aid supplies reaching Ethiopia's Tigray region?

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  6. Why do people think artemisia could fight Covid?published at 17:03 British Summer Time 11 August 2021

    Artemisia plant extracts have anti-malarial properties, but there's no evidence they can combat Covid-19.

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  7. Why was France put on the amber-plus list?published at 22:10 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    France has now been taken off the amber-plus list but why was it put on it in the first place?

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  8. Tanzania's U-turn on Covid vaccinespublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 28 July 2021

    President Samia Suluhu's decision to have a Covid vaccine marks a change of approach for Tanzania.

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  9. Africa's Covid surge rising faster than beforepublished at 15:08 British Summer Time 16 July 2021

    The WHO is worried about a third wave in African countries, many of which lag behind in vaccinations.

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  10. Claims about South Africa unrest fact-checkedpublished at 00:33 British Summer Time 16 July 2021

    We've looked at some examples of misleading images and videos, claiming to be from the current protests.

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  11. The day a bomb hit a Tigray marketpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 29 June 2021

    The Ethiopian government denies targeting civilians but many died when a missile hit a crowded marketplace.

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  12. Why are vaccines being destroyed in Africa?published at 10:26 British Summer Time 8 June 2021

    African countries have struggled to get vaccines, but some are now throwing away thousands of doses.

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  13. Fact-checking Ethiopia’s Nobel Prize-winning PMpublished at 02:33 British Summer Time 8 June 2021

    Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is facing his first major electoral test. But what has he achieved?

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  14. Underwater avalanche continued for two dayspublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 7 June 2021

    Scientists are reporting what they say is the longest submarine landslide yet measured in action.

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  15. Is a 'Nepal variant' stopping travel to Portugal?published at 15:56 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    Ministers have raised concerns over a mutation to the Delta variant first identified in India.

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  16. Why have infections spiked in the most vaccinated country?published at 00:17 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    It's the most vaccinated country in the world, but infections have risen in the island nation.

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  17. What is the government doing about the South Africa strain?published at 17:49 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    The new strain was reported in South Africa on 18 December.

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  18. What's driving the conflict in Mozambique?published at 11:11 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    Islamic militants operating in the north have been the cause of growing concern in the region.

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  19. The fake diplomat and other Tigray claims fact-checkedpublished at 00:07 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    An information war has been raging over the Tigray conflict with both sides sharing misleading claims.

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  20. The country that says Covid isn't a problempublished at 21:29 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    The Tanzanian authorities have not published data on coronavirus infections or deaths for many months.

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