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After the oath, can Tanzania heal its divisions?
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in after the deadly protests that followed her election victory. Can she use her second term …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
South Africa’s expropriation test case
South Africa's municipality of Ekurhuleni's attempt to expropriate land without compensation is under mediation after the private owners of the land …
5 months ago
Women in Kenya are facing increasing online abuse, says new report
New research reveals how digital platforms are being weaponised to abuse and exploit women in Kenya. We hear from a victim of online sexual abuse who…
5 months ago
The Gambia: Can ex-President Jammeh return home?
Why has the Gambian government issued a strong warning to ex -President Yahya Jammeh following his announcing plans to return from 9 years in exile?.…
5 months ago
Kenyan authorities seize a tonne of methamphetamine
Authorities in Kenya intercept more than a tonne of methamphetamine in the Indian Ocean as part of the country's ongoing fight against narcotics traf…
5 months ago
Will el-Fasher's fall change Sudan?
As the strategic city of el-Fasher finally falls to the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, we analyse what it means in Sudan’s ongoing civil wa…
5 months ago
Tanzanian elections: What issues are young people concerned about?
As Tanzania gears up for elections on 29 October, we hear from two young people about the issues that matter to them and whether youth concerns have …
5 months, 1 week ago
The landmark event in Manchester that changed Africa
We mark the 80th anniversary of the Fifth Pan-African Congress- a landmark event in Manchester, England that changed Africa
Why people with albinism …
5 months, 1 week ago
Hundreds of stolen social media identities used to spread propaganda
A BBC investigation uncovers dozens of social accounts using stolen identities of Somali and Muslim influencers and posting political propaganda cont…
5 months, 1 week ago
Drone attack on Sudan's Khartoum Airport
Sudan war: Can Khartoum airport reopen just hours after a drone attack? 15 years after Boko Haram militancy started, why does a jihadist threat sti…
5 months, 1 week ago