Ghana power crisis: Limited gas supply triggers nationwide power outage

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This is the worst power cut for two years, coming amid a serious economic crises in the country.

Africa’s week in pictures: 20-26 October 2023

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A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

Vogue editor Edward Enninful named UK’s most powerful black person

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Dragon's Den star Steven Bartlett and model Munroe Bergdorf also feature on 2024's Powerlist.

Rugby World Cup final 2023: Siya Kolisi says South Africa v New Zealand is biggest game of ‘our lifetime’

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South Africa captain Siya Kolisi says a game of the magnitude of Saturday's Rugby World Cup final will not been seen again in "our lifetime".

Sudan conflict: RSF takes control of Nyala in Darfur

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The paramilitary RSF seizes key trade hub Nyala from the army, despite the start of peace talks.

Niger PM Ali Lamine Zeine on Ecowas and Nigeria sanctions

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Niger's PM says that Ecowas sanctions, including cutting off electricity supply, medicines and food, after a military coup are injustice unlike any other.

KFC shuts Lesotho stores over South Africa bird flu

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Lesotho has banned poultry imports from South Africa, leaving the fast food chain short of chicken.

UK woman guilty over three-year-old’s FGM in Kenya

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Amina Noor is the first person to be convicted of assisting a non-UK person to perform FGM.

Two Tanzanians and one South African among Hamas hostages, says Israel

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None have been named but Tanzania confirms that two of its citizens have been seized.

Nigeria Supreme Court dismisses election challenges by Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi

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Bola Tinubu's victory is upheld by the Supreme Court, which dismisses opposition complaints.