Zambia on brink of defaulting on foreign debt

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Coronavirus has aggravated pre-existing financial pressures, including a $12bn external debt load.

Africa’s week in pictures: 6 – 12 November 2020

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A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: ‘My little brother needs medicine’

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A BBC journalist on the fears she has for her family in Ethiopia's Tigray region following an outbreak of fighting.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: ‘Civilians massacred’, says Amnesty International

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"Scores and probably hundreds" were hacked to death on Monday in the Tigray region, the group says.

Europe migrant crisis: Scores die in shipwreck off Libya – UN

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The UN says nations must take decisive action to stem a "mounting loss of life in the Mediterranean".

Africa Cup of Nations: Algeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast all win

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African champions Algeria extend their unbeaten run to 21 matches with victory in their latest 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier as Ghana, Ivory Coast, Uganda and Gabon also win.

Jerry Rawlings: Why he divided opinion in Ghana

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The former air force officer who first seized power in 1979 leaves a divided legacy.

Jerry Rawlings: Ghana’s ex-president dies aged 73

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The charismatic figure vowed to stamp out corruption but was accused of human rights abuses.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: UN warns aid could run out

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Flour and fuel shortages are reported in Tigray, where federal and regional forces are fighting.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie voted best Women’s Prize for Fiction winner

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun tops a vote for the book award's 25th anniversary.