Rugby ‘the way to unify’ Africa with ‘better virtues’ than football – Mensah

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The man in charge of African rugby, Herbert Mensah, says the sport should be taught in every school across the continent because its "virtues are better than football".

Africa’s week in pictures: 8-14 August 2023

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A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

Morocco earthquake: Gambian minds ‘not on the game’ prior to Afcon qualification

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Captain Omar Colley cannot celebrate The Gambia's qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations after experiencing the trauma of Friday's earthquake in Morocco.

Libya floods: How a Derna resident lost his entire family

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Johr Ali, a Libyan journalist from Derna, describes the heartbreak of his friend who lost his entire family in the floods.

A village in Egypt bereaved by the Libyan flood

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The Egyptian village of al-Sharif has lost at least 70 young men in the Libyan floods.

‘Worse than death itself’: Survivors describe Libya floods

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Residents of Derna tell the BBC how they got out alive as floodwaters smashed through the city.

Libya flooding: Drone footage captures submerged neighbourhoods

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The flooding in Derna swept away houses, buildings and left entire neighbourhoods surrounded by water.

Libya flood: Satellite images reveal destruction in Derna

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Pictures reveal washed-away streets and thousands of destroyed buildings in the city of Derna.

Ros Atkins on… Libya’s political turmoil and the floods

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The BBC's analysis editor looks at the link between the devastating floods and years of crisis in Libya.

Nigeria hit by widespread blackout in ‘total system collapse’

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Power generation in Nigeria, a major oil and gas producer, fell to zero megawatts early on Thursday.