British stamps banned from Chagos Islands in Indian Ocean

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A vote by the world's postal union moves Mauritius closer to wresting UK control of the archipelago.

Madagascar on the brink of climate change-induced famine

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The country is on the brink of experiencing the world's first "climate change famine", the UN says.

Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema: No-one should go to bed hungry

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Hakainde Hichilema says in his inauguration address he will deal with the high cost of living.

Convicted ex-Chadian leader Hissène Habré dies at 79

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The former president, whose government carried out 40,000 murders, was serving a life sentence.

Hakainde Hichilema: Zambia’s new president inspires African opposition leaders

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Long-suffering politicians hope to copy Hakainde Hichilema, who was elected at his sixth time attempt.

The Angolan soldier who became a London pub legend

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Cesar Kimbirima fled Angola after being shot four times and spending five months in a coma.

Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan criticised over female footballers comments

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The country's first female president recently told the BBC about facing gender discrimination.

Mozambique ‘tuna bond’ scandal: Ex-President Guebuza’s son on trial

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Mozambique's biggest corruption scandal led donors to cut funding and an economic crisis.

Barakat: First South African film in Cape Town’s Afrikaans dialect

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Barakat, or blessing, is the first film in Afrikaaps - a dialect of Afrikaans spoken in Cape Town.

Kenya holds biggest ever animal census

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All wildlife on land and sea is being counted to help Kenya's conservation plans and tourism.