The remarkable life of Andrée Blouin – Africa’s overlooked independence heroine

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Blouin ran in the same circles as liberation icons like Patrice Lumumba, Kwame Nkrumah and Sékou Touré.

Tanzania’s fuel revolution slowed down by lack of filling stations

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The authorities want vehicles to switch to gas but the transition has been hampered by a lack of filling stations.

Fire devastates one of Africa’s largest clothes markets

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Ghana's Kantamanto market has been devastated by fire with traders urging the government to help.

Kenya investigates space junk that fell on village

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Experts are trying to figure out how a 500kg metal ring ended up crashing into Kenya.

Nigeria’s Iwobi plays Santa with his Christmas shop

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Fulham and Nigeria star Alex Iwobi has been playing Santa Claus with his own Christmas shop in east London, giving out free food, including turkeys, to local residents.

Watch: BBC sees ‘complete devastation’ in Mayotte

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BBC Africa Correspondent Mayeni Jones reports from cyclone-hit Mayotte, as French President Emmanuel Macron visits to assess the damage.

Pastor Tobi Adeboyega: ‘I came to the UK at 25, I lost track of time’

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Nigerian Pastor Tobi Adeboyega addresses his UK deportation case and allegations against his church

Kenyan journalist freed after ‘mistaken’ arrest drama

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Macharia Gaitho, known for his articles criticising the government, says he will sue over the ordeal.

Who was Africa’s first black Olympic gold medallist?

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The barefoot African runner who made history at the Games and inspired a generation.

‘They killed my son’ – raw grief after Nigeria school collapse

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Government promises to curb rogue building practices are too little, too late for grieving parents.