Sahara migrant smuggling: Double-edged sword of overturning Niger’s ban

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Will Niger's ending of a seven-year ban on migrant-trafficking lead to more deaths?

Faith Kipyegon: Kenyan runner on patience and self-belief in a record-breaking 2023 season

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Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon on manifesting her stellar 2023, which included world records and two World Championship golds.

Africa’s year in pictures 2023: Fans, snow and checkmate

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A selection of this year's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

Africa Cup of Nations & Asian Cup: Which Premier League players are at the tournaments?

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BBC Sport looks at which players are due to be competing in the Africa Cup of Nations and the Asian Cup in January.

South Africa files ICJ case accusing Israel of ‘genocidal acts’

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Israel says it rejects the allegation "with disgust", calling it "baseless".

Northern Ethiopia facing famine, says official

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A Tigray leader says his region is on the verge of starvation, which is denied by the federal government.

Afua Asantewaa: Ghanaian media personality ends 126-hour singing marathon

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Afua Asantewaa's Guinness World Record attempt, which began on Christmas Eve, had a huge following.

Burundi’s President Ndayishimiye hits out over gay rights and aid

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A fervent Catholic, Évariste Ndayishimiye says homosexuals "should be stoned" and not granted rights.

Hugues Fabrice Zango wants to be ‘a symbol of hope’ for Burkina Faso

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Hugues Fabrice Zango, Burkina Faso's first athletics world champion, wants to inspire a nation in both sport and academia.

South Africa’s shark spotters back in action as great whites return

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The measures being taken to keep holiday-makers apart from great white sharks in Cape Town.