Leaving Syria’s civil war to be a mercenary in Africa

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Unable to earn enough at home, Syrian opposition fighters are travelling via Turkey to Niger to work as mercenaries.

Inside the beauty pageant in one of the world’s worst places to be a woman

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Somali women break cultural taboos to take part in a contest aimed at giving them confidence.

Inside the beauty pageant in the world’s worst place to be a woman

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Somali women break cultural taboos to take part in a contest aimed at giving them confidence.

Secret ‘sky island’ rainforest saved by new discoveries

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Dozens of unique animal and insect finds have helped secure protection for an unspoilt mountain forest.

Secret ‘sky island’ rainforest saved by new discoveries

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Dozens of unique animal and insect finds have helped secure protection for an unspoilt mountain forest.

Africa’s richest man says he doesn’t own a home outside Nigeria

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Aliko Dangote says he only owns two houses, so he can use his wealth to build his businesses in Nigeria.

Gambia’s parliament rejects bill to allow FGM

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Human rights groups had urged MPs to block the bill, introduced after pressure from Muslim clerics.

Car bomb kills Somalis watching Euro football final

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"I saw injured people screaming for help - it was terrifying," one survivor tells the BBC in Mogadishu.

‘Serial killer’ arrested after bodies found in Kenya dump

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The 33-year-old confessed to having killed at least 42 women since 2022, police say.

Car bomb kills Somalis watching Euro football final

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"I saw injured people screaming for help - it was terrifying," one survivor tells the BBC in Mogadishu.