Why Oba of Lagos ‘snubbing’ Ooni of Ife shocked Nigeria

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In a country where greetings are all-important, it's rare for traditional leaders to rebuff each other in public.

Gift Ngoepe: First Africa-born player in top-flight baseball

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South African Gift Ngoepe has been trying to break into Major League Baseball for many years.

Cheap and accessible drug tackles death in childbirth

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New research shows promising results for cutting the risk of women bleeding to death in childbirth.

Punishment Island

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Mauda Kyitaragabirwe was abandoned on Uganda's 'Punishment Island' for getting pregnant out of wedlock. The BBC's Patience Atuhaire went to meet her.

Welcome online

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Ethnographer and photographer Laura de Reynal has been documenting the work of organisations, such as Mozilla and One Laptop per Child who are helping communities to get online for the first time.

Postpartum haemorrhage: Cheap lifesaver ‘cuts deaths by a third’

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A drug to stop bleeding after giving birth could cut deaths by a third, research suggests.

Aubameyang helps Dortmund beat Bayern

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Ousmane Dembele's brilliant strike takes Borussia Dortmund through to the German Cup final with victory over Bayern Munich.

The island where pregnant girls were sent to die

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When Mauda Kyitaragabirwe got pregnant in pre-independence Uganda, her parents sent her to Punishment Island, with the expectation she would die there.

South Africa’s nuclear deals unlawful, court rules

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A court annuls initial agreement reached with Russia, the US and South Korea to build nuclear plants.

Confederation Cup draw completed

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The draw for the expanded group stage of Confederation Cup is completed in Cairo with three former winners included.