Motorbike taxi rider sets himself on fire ‘over bribe’

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The motorcycle taxi rider's bike had been seized for carrying passengers against coronavirus restrictions.

Motorbike taxi rider sets himself on fire ‘over bribe’

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The motorcycle taxi rider's bike had been seized for carrying passengers against coronavirus restrictions.

Ellis: African women’s events news ‘bittersweet’

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South Africa's women's football coach Desiree Ellis welcomes a new Women's Champions League, but regrets the loss of a Women's Afcon.

Covid-19: How Nollywood is coping with an industry shutdown

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The coronavirus pandemic has halted Nollywood productions, costing millions.

Coronavirus in South Africa: Deciding who lives and dies in a Cape Town township

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Without enough supplies of oxygen or staff, health workers in South Africa are making some difficult decisions.

Africa’s week in pictures: 26 June – 2 July 2020

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A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

Finding the ‘invisible’ millions who are not on maps

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How open map data is filling in the world's missing maps and helping trace the spread of disease.

Botswana: Lab tests to solve mystery of hundreds of dead elephants

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Some 350 elephant carcasses have been spotted in Botswana's Okavango Delta since May.

France to return skulls of 24 Algerian anti-colonial fighters, Algiers says

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They were killed resisting French forces in the 19th Century and their skulls displayed in a museum.

France to rename streets after African WW2 heroes

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Mayors are urged to honour African soldiers in streets and squares who fought for France .