Detained Ugandan politician starts hunger strike

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Veteran politician Kizza Besigye has been held for nearly three months as he awaits a trial.

Huge data price hike sparks anger in Nigeria

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Already suffering from a high inflation rate, Nigerians are now facing bigger phone bills.

South Sudan president sacks top leaders and spy chief

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No reasons were given for the dismissals announced through presidential decrees read on state media.

CAR leader launches meme-coin ‘experiment’

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President Touadéra says it could "unite people" but many have lost money on similar investments.

Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso

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Three men tell the BBC they have crossed the border multiple times to fight the military.

Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso

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Three men tell the BBC they have crossed the border multiple times to fight the military.

Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso

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Three men tell the BBC they have crossed the border multiple times to fight the military.

Mother on hunger strike asks UK PM for help to free her son in Egypt

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Laila Soueif has not eaten for 134 days as she campaigns for the release of her pro-democracy activist son from jail in Egypt.

Pink flamingos ‘seized from smugglers’ in Tunisia

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Birds are discovered wrapped into packages and crammed inside crates, official photos show.

South Africa mourns pioneering female nuclear scientist

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Senamile Masango, dubbed by some as the "queen of science", set out to inspire a younger generation.