Gambia cough syrup scandal: Mothers demand justice

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Sixty-six Gambian children are thought to have died because they were given unsafe medicine.

Uganda: Women in Lira are not allowed to sit in the front cabins of trucks

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A recently passed by-law in northern Uganda bans women from sitting in the truck's front cabins.

Africa’s week in pictures: 30 September – 6 October 2022

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.

Catherine Phiri: Zambian boxer ‘to be back’ after two-year doping ban

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Zambian boxing champion Catherine Phiri has been suspended from all boxing activities for two years after being found to have used a banned substance.

Rugby World Cup: ‘Anything is possible’ for South Africa, says Lusanda Dumke

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South Africa women hope to belie their underdog status and progress into the knockout stages of the Rugby World Cup for the first time.

Buya Turay: Sierra Leone’s ‘runaway groom’ buoyed by Swedish return

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Sierra Leone international Mohamed Buya Turay insists Sweden's top flight league is of a high standard after returning to Scandinavia.

WHO alert over India-made cough syrups after deaths in The Gambia

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Some 66 deaths in The Gambia may be linked to four syrups made by an India-based firm, world health officials say.

The terrors of Kenya’s school arson epidemic

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The BBC talks to students whose schools have been set on fire in a spate of recent attacks.