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Mali settles gold mine dispute
The Malian government and Canadian mining firm Barrick have ended their two year tax dispute and have agreed a multi-million dollar settlement. So wh…
6 months, 1 week ago
Guinea- Bissau: Rivals claim victory over election
In Guinea-Bissau, rivals Embalo and Dias claim victory in a tense presidential election as official results remain pending.
In Nigeria, separatist lea…
6 months, 1 week ago
Selling body parts for 'rituals' in Sierra Leone
A BBC Africa Eye documentary has exposed the practice of selling body parts for magic rituals in Sierra Leone. We speak to the reporter who went bac…
6 months, 1 week ago
Gender-based violence declared a national crisis in South Africa
South Africa's president declares gender-based violence and femicide a national crisis after planned protests A campaign to encourage us to donate …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Amhara conflict: Thousands of reports of rape and assault
A special BBC investigation has collated data which shows there have been thousands of reports of rape between July 2023 and May 2025, in the conflic…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Did Kenyan authorities use technology to silence Gen Z protestors?
Amnesty International alleges that the Kenyan government used digital tools to suppress Gen Z organised demonstrations Has the rift between Senegal…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Search continues for schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria's Kebbi State
At least 20 schoolgirls are still missing in Nigeria's north-western Kebbi State after they were kidnapped at dawn from their dormitories at a second…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Are DR Congo and M23 rebels nearing a peace deal?
The DR Congo and the M23 rebels sign a framework agreement in Qatar for a peace deal to end fighting Will Nigeria's seemingly endless academic staf…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
South Sudan: Why was a powerful vice-president fired?
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked his Second Vice-President Dr Benjamin Bol Mel, who was seen as a possible successor. So with First Vice…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Gabon's ex first lady and son get sentenced
Wife and son of Gabon's ousted leader get 20-year jail terms in two-day corruption trial.
Mauritania's president, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Al-Ghazouani, re…
6 months, 3 weeks ago