Africa

Inside South Africa's 'ruthless' gang-controlled gold mines
Illegal miners live dangerously, but make roaring profits selling gold on the black-market.
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Africa
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5 hours ago
Mali junta chief fires prime minister in row over return to civilian rule
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Africa
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5 hours ago
Ugandan opposition figure taken to military court after Kenya expulsion
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Africa
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23 hours ago
False alarm over DR Congo hero's golden tooth
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Africa
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17 hours ago
Jihadist police chief of Timbuktu jailed for war crimes
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Africa
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21 hours ago
The former president seeking to lead Ghana once more
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Africa
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1 day ago
'Bigger cause' of civil war drives Sudan's Afcon dream
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Africa Sport
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1 day ago

Features and analysis

From political outsider to Ghana's 'Mr Digital'
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Africa
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2 days ago
Who wins when Nigeria's richest man takes on the 'oil mafia'?
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Africa
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3 days ago
'I may not be human but I sing from my soul' - AI divides African musicians
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Africa
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4 days ago

Grandma with chunky sunglasses becomes unlikely fashion icon
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Africa
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5 days ago
Pop stars and pop art: Africa's top shots
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Africa
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6 days ago
I blame the Church for my brother’s death, says Zimbabwean sister of UK child abuser's victim
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Africa
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6 days ago
Unconventional Trump brings openings and perils for Africa
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World
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13 November
Gold, prices, and jobs: What's at stake in Ghana's elections?
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Africa
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12 November

Sport

Cisse exit 'very sad' for Senegal football president
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Africa Sport
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2 days ago
Botswana, Mozambique & Tanzania complete Afcon 2025 field
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Africa Sport
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1 day ago
South Africa's Hendrikse brothers to face Wales
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Welsh Rugby
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1 day ago
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Gatland backed by Erasmus before Cardiff date
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Welsh Rugby
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1 day ago
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Sudan seal Afcon 2025 spot as Benin also go through
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Africa Sport
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2 days ago

Watch/Listen

The courageous father in jail for 23 years. Video, 00:03:35
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Africa
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5 days ago
The people making the case for tourists to visit Africa
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Africa
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12 November
Prince William plays rugby with children in Cape Town. Video, 00:00:33
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UK
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4 November
Mpox - what we know... and what we don't. Video, 00:03:57
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25 October
'My farm was destroyed by drought then floods - I am confused' Video, 00:02:34
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Africa
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17 October

Programmes and podcasts

Live: World Service for Africa
Focus on Africa Podcast. Audio
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BBC World Service
Africa Daily podcast
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BBC World Service
The Comb podcast
This is Africa

Latest Updates

Malawi v Burkina Faso, published at 16:00 18 November
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Football
Sudan v Angola, published at 19:00 18 November
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Football
Ghana v Niger, published at 19:00 18 November
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Ghana
Nigeria v Rwanda, published at 19:00 18 November
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Nigeria
Libya v Benin, published at 19:00 18 November
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Football
Morocco v Lesotho, published at 22:00 18 November
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Morocco
Tunisia v Gambia, published at 22:00 18 November
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Tunisia
The missing puzzle piece in India’s child stunting crisis, published at 00:46 15 November
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World
Nigeria head five Afcon 2025 qualifiers as Ghana given hope, published at 21:18 14 November
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Africa Sport
Sudan death toll far higher than previously reported - study, published at 16:42 14 November
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Africa
I blame the Church for my brother’s death, says Zimbabwean sister of UK child abuser's victim, published at 13:57 14 November
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Africa
Rahman prioritising fitness over Ghana return, published at 10:03 14 November
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Africa Sport
Togo v Equatorial Guinea, published at 19:00 17 November
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Football
Algeria v Liberia, published at 19:00 17 November
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Algeria
Equatorial Guinea reach Afcon 2025 after Togo lose, published at 18:06 13 November
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Africa Sport
Safa president Jordaan arrested in fraud case, published at 15:11 13 November
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Africa Sport
Russia sends military instructors to Equatorial Guinea - reports, published at 14:06 13 November
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World
Could an election revolutionise African rugby?, published at 10:47 13 November
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Africa Sport
Unconventional Trump brings openings and perils for Africa, published at 08:08 13 November
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World
Guinea v Congo DR, published at 22:00 16 November
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Football
Ethiopia v Tanzania, published at 19:00 16 November
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Football
Lights under surfboards could deter shark attacks - study, published at 17:46 12 November
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World
The people making the case for tourists to visit Africa, published at 17:46 12 November
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Africa
Who needs what to qualify for Afcon 2025?, published at 17:41 12 November
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Africa Sport