Migrants rescued after several days stranded on oil platform

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Thirty-two people were shipwrecked on a rig in the Mediterranean with no food or water, an NGO has said.

UK will not pay Rwanda more for scrapped migrant deal

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Rwanda had asked for additional money it says it is owed after the UK suspended aid to the country.

Gabon junta chief declares bid for presidency

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Gen Brice Nguema said he was responding to people's "many appeals" to run for president next month.

One-year-olds among those raped during Sudan civil war, UN says

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Children as young as one have been subjected to horrific sexual violence, a UN report finds.

Ghanaian MPs reintroduce controversial anti-LGBT bill

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The bill prescribes a three-year jail term for people who identify as gay and five to 10 years for promoters and advocates.

Ghanaian MPs reintroduce controversial anti-LGBT bill

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The bill prescribes a three-year jail term for people who identify as gay and five to 10 years for promoters and advocates.

‘Time for female IOC president’ – Coventry eyes historic role

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International Olympic Committee presidential candidate Kirsty Coventry says it's time the organisation was led by a woman.

‘Time for female IOC president’ – Coventry eyes historic role

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International Olympic Committee presidential candidate Kirsty Coventry says it's time the organisation was led by a woman.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on ‘terrifying’ writer’s block during pregnancy

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Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells the BBC's Emma Barnett about her experience of writer's block.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on ‘terrifying’ writer’s block during pregnancy

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Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells the BBC's Emma Barnett about her experience of writer's block.