Rosewood smuggling in The Gambia: Shipping firm halts timber exports

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A BBC investigation found vast quantities of protected rosewood were being trafficked from The Gambia.

Burkina Faso: 180 bodies found in ‘killing field’

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Pro-government forces battling jihadists were behind the deaths, Human Rights Watch says.

Sadio Mane: Klopp hails Senegal striker’s progress at Liverpool

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says that Senegal's Sadio Mane has 'made massive steps' in the last three years.

Coronavirus: The fight to prove Covid-19 is real as cases rise in Africa

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Fake news and mistrust in the government mean a lot of Nigeria's population thinks the pandemic is a hoax.

How the US caught flashy Nigerian Instagrammers ‘with $40m’

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Dubai has extradited "mrwoodbery" and "hushpuppi" to the US to face cyber money fraud charges.

Coronavirus: The fight to prove Covid-19 is real as cases rise in Africa

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Cases of coronavirus are on the rise across Africa. But in some countries, people don’t believe the pandemic is real.

Coronavirus: Kenyan schools to remain closed until 2021

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Final-year exams for primary and secondary pupils have also been cancelled because of Covid-19.

4G internet balloons take off over Kenya

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The service has been delayed for two years but is now being rushed out to help in the coronavirus crisis.

Concerns grow for Wilson Kipsang’s well-being

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Concerns are growing for the well-being of Kenya's former marathon world record holder Wilson Kipsang.

Ghanaian Covid-19-inspired fashion wax-print designs launched

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The firm behind the designs says it is putting a positive twist on a negative phenomenon.