Trapped underground with decaying bodies, miners faced a dark reality

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Mzwandile Mkwayi volunteered to go down into the shaft to help save the lives of scores of South African miners.

Curfew and deaths in South Sudan after revenge attacks on Sudanese

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Horrific videos seeming to show Sudanese soldiers attacking South Sudan nationals spark retaliation attacks.

Marathon great Kipchoge to race London in April

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Distance running great Eliud Kipchoge will return to the London Marathon in April.

Why police baby killers are still not on trial seven years on

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Seven years after Samantha Pendo's death her parents are still waiting for the trial of officers to begin.

Seven suitcases of suspected cocaine found in Sierra Leone embassy vehicle

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The country's envoy to neighbouring Guinea is recalled to explain the incident but has not been arrested.

US sanctions Sudan army chief Burhan over civilian deaths

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The army under Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is accused of committing lethal attacks on civilians.

Amazigh New Year and vodún cheer: Africa’s top shots

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A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

Ghanaian music legend who founded Afro-rock band Osibisa dies

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Osibisa was one of the first African bands to gain international recognition, in the 1970s.

‘Mammoth task’ to identify South Africa mine victims, police say

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At least 78 bodies and more than 240 survivors have been pulled out of a mine since Monday.

CHAN 2024 delay welcomed by three co-hosts

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The decision to delay the 2024 African Nations Championship until August is welcomed by officials in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.