Zimbabwe’s 16-year-old motocross champion on ‘beating the boys’

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Tanya Muzinda has taken on the male-dominated world of motocross - becoming her country's off-road circuits champion.

Hungry, angry and fleeing the horrors of war in northern Mozambique

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A BBC team are the first international journalists to reach an area besieged by Islamist militants.

Goodwill Zwelithini: South Africa’s straight-talking Zulu king

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King Goodwill Zwelithini backed age-old practices but was at times criticised for his politics.

South African Patrice Motsepe outlines aims as new Caf president

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South Africa's Patrice Motsepe is the new president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) after being elected unopposed on Friday.

Nigeria student kidnapping near Kaduna army base

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Residents who heard gunfire overnight thought it was a military exercise at the site in Kaduna state.

Nigeria student kidnapping near Kaduna army base

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Residents who heard gunfire overnight thought it was a military exercise at the site in Kaduna state.

Triathlete on road back from chainsaw attack

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Triathlete Mhlengi Gwala had his leg amputated due to complications from the wound he sustained from the attack in South Africa.

South African actor Cliff Simon dies aged 58

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The star, who also had roles in 24, NCIS, Days of Our Lives, is killed in a kiteboarding accident.

Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini dies in South Africa aged 72

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The king, one of South Africa's most influential traditional leaders, had ruled since 1971.

Covid: Does Tanzania have a hidden epidemic?

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The Tanzanian authorities have not published data on coronavirus infections or deaths for many months.