Tsitsi Dangarembga: Top Zimbabwe author has conviction overturned

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Tsitsi Dangarembga was convicted last year of inciting violence by carrying a placard calling for reform.

Sudan conflict: ‘How I saved my red guitar from Khartoum war zone’

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Some 40,000 people have fled fighting in Sudan to go to South Sudan, one of the world's poorest countries.

Sudan crisis: Mediators over a barrel in mission to end fighting

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The dilemma for those trying to bring peace to Sudan and why it will be so hard to end the fighting.

Sudan fighting: Student engineer electrocuted fixing power in Darfur clinic

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He was among volunteers who had reopened a medical facility that had shut amid clashes and looting.

DR Congo floods: Digging through mud to find relatives

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More than 400 people have died following floods and landslides that hit two villages last week.

Daughter of organ traffickers says ‘I’ll always back my parents’

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In an exclusive interview with the BBC's Simi Jolaoso, Sonia Ekweremadu says she 'understands the conviction' of her parents.

Sudan fighting: The Nigerian footballer who fled in his shorts

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The midfielder had no time to gather his belongings as fighting broke out in his neighbourhood.

Sudan fighting: Warring sides in Saudi Arabia for talks

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The rival armies prepare to hold their first face-to-face negotiations after weeks of fighting.

Fire rages at Shell chemical plant in Texas

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Huge plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky - reports say a blast caused the fire at Deer Park.

Kenya: Moment helicopter lifts lorry driver from flash flooding

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Flash flooding surrounded a lorry driver who was crossing the Gulana-Kulalu causeway in Kenya.