Tracking change in Ethiopia and the challenges ahead

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The BBC charts the dramatic changes and challenges facing the country as it goes to the polls.

Somalia: Attack kills 10 at Mogadishu army training camp

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A suicide bomber targeted a queue of new recruits waiting outside the base, a witness says.

South Africa: Unidentified stones spark ‘diamond rush’

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Many of those digging in KwaHlathi village believe the crystal-like stones are precious jewels.

Africa Cup of Nations: Sierra Leone beat Benin 1-0 to reach finals for first time in 25 years

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Kei Kamara scores the crucial penalty as Sierra Leone beat Benin 1-0 to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 25 years.

Goma volcano: ‘I don’t know what happened to my family.’

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Several children are missing after becoming separated from their family while fleeing the lava flows.

Ethiopia’s election 2021: A quick guide

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Prime Minister and Nobel laureate Abiy Ahmed faces his first electoral test since taking office.

Yemen: Dozens of migrants feared dead after boat sinks

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Yemeni fishermen have reportedly recovered 25 bodies, but the fate of dozens more remains unknown.

Mali’s basketball chief steps aside over sexual harassment

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Fiba president Hamane Niang of Mali steps aside as a probe into sexual harassment in his nation's basketball federation is launched.

Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed: The Nobel Prize winner who went to war

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The Tigray fighting has shattered the overseas reputation of Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

Allied Democratic Forces: The Ugandan rebels working with IS in DR Congo

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The activity of the Allied Democratic Forces has recently taken on a more global jihadist dimension.