Coronavirus in Kenya: From salon to sewer worker

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Some of those who lost their jobs amid the pandemic are being paid to clean up their neighbourhoods.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Arsenal captain signs new three-year contract

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Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang signs a new three-year contract with the club.

Ghana Villa fan’s ‘tears of joy’ after phone call

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The head of an Aston Villa supporters club in Ghana says he cried tears of joy after his hero Paul McGrath phoned him in response to a BBC video.

Mozambique: Army to investigate ‘horrific killing’ video

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The footage shows a naked women being beaten then shot dead by men wearing army uniforms.

LGBT in Africa: ‘Persecution at home made me an immigrant’

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Faced with persecution, LGBT members in Africa are often left with no choice but to seek asylum in other countries.

The Nigerian filmmakers risking jail with lesbian movie Ife

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The film board in Nigeria, where same-sex relationships are banned, says the film violates strict laws on homosexuality.

The Covid ‘virus blockers’ that do not do anything

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BBC Africa explains the facts behind 'protective badges' that some politicians have been wearing.

Nigerian porn star arrested ‘for filming’ at sacred Osun Osogbo ground

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Nigerian Tobiloba Jolaosho was detained for recording at his country's revered Osun-Osogbo grove.

Egypt’s organ traffickers: ‘I woke up screaming’

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BBC Panorama talks to a crime gang that organises 20-30 illegal operations a week.

Ugandan carrying child’s severed head arrested outside parliament

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He was stopped trying to enter parliament, but it is not clear what he was doing there.