Zimbabwe elections 2023: What you need to know

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The BBC explores key issues in a vote that will test how far Zimbabwe has come since Robert Mugabe.

African Champions League: Al Ahly claim 11th title with win over Wydad Casablanca

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Egypt's Al Ahly are crowned African Champions League winners for a record-extending 11th time with victory over Morocco's Wydad.

Kenya sickle cell: Fighting to dispel the myths around the disease

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Kenyan Lea Kilenga Bey campaigns for better treatment for those who have the genetic disease.

Top Belgian museum rethinks its Congo relationship

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The 125-year-old institution is teaching a new generation of Belgians a different history.

Three Britons missing after Egypt boat fire

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Twelve other Britons were rescued after a fire on a boat which was on a cruise in the Egyptian Red Sea.

Nigerian kidnap gangs drive big-time Nigerian farmers away

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Some of those key to boosting agricultural output in Africa's most-populous nation have given up.

Dragos Tigau: Romania recalls Kenya ambassador over racist monkey slur

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Dragos Tigau made a racist comment at a meeting in April but has only now been disciplined.

Sudan ceasefire brings uneasy calm to Khartoum

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People in the capital city buy food and medicine as warring generals agree a brief ceasefire.

Pearl Beach hotel: Islamists kill nine in Somalia attack

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Police say they ended a six-hour siege at the site in Mogadishu, killing all seven attackers.

Diamond League: ‘Superhuman’ Faith Kipyegon breaks 5,000m world record

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Watch as Kenya's Faith Kipyegon breaks the 5,000m world record with an "unbelievable" time of 14 minutes 5.20 seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Paris.