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Gist Alert: Russian mercenaries accused of cold-blooded killings in Mali - BBC speaks to eyewitnesses

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Refugees have given the BBC a harrowing account of atrocities committed by the Russian paramilitary force....

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Naija Gist: 'It would have been better if they'd killed me': A forgotten war destroying women's lives

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Thousands of women have been raped in Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict, BBC Global Women finds....

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You Won't Believe: Police investigate theft of four dogs from Malawi presidential palace

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Police search ex-President Chakwera's residence after a suspect said the dogs were being kept there....

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Chai! Stone-throwing anger unnerves Zambia's 'fix-it' president

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After 2021's landslide win, Hakainde Hichilema has nine months to convince voters he deserves a second term....

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Gist Alert: The fallout from Nigeria's spectacular $25m museum and the Benin Bronzes

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Nigeria’s stunning new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) finds itself in the crosshairs of local power politics....

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Naija Gist: 'I saw them driving over injured people' - the terrifying escape from war in Sudan

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The BBC visits a camp where people are taking refuge after the fall of el-Fasher city....

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Naija Gist: 'Too scared to speak' - Nigerian villagers on living in the midst of kidnap gangs

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Parents of kidnapped children know where the bandits hide out, but are too scared to inform the authorities....

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Breaking: Escalating war of words between Ethiopia and Eritrea triggers fears of conflict

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The authorities in landlocked Ethiopia have ratcheted up rhetoric over access to an Eritrean port....

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Omo! 'It didn't look good' - Erasmus on Etzebeth red card

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South Africa boss Rassie Erasmus admits Eben Etzebeth's eye gouge "didn't look good" after the legendary lock was red-carded against Wales....

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Na Wa O! Nigeria blames jihadist groups for wave of kidnappings but others accuse criminal gangs

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Analysts instead blame criminal gangs for the kidnapping of more than 250 schoolchildren last week....

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E Don Happen! How Trump's pledge to tackle Sudan atrocities could play out

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The war is being fuelled by regional powers and the US president may have some leverage over them....

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You Won't Believe: I watched helplessly as gunmen snatched my son, says father after Nigerian school kidnapping

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The authorities are trying to rescue more than 250 schoolchildren who were abducted by raiders on motorbikes....

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Naija Gist: Hunting down those who kill people to sell their body parts for 'magic charms'

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BBC Africa Eye uncovers two so-called "juju" practitioners, who offer to obtain body parts for ritual purposes....

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E Don Happen! How Tanzania police crushed election protests with lethal force

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The UN says hundreds of people were killed in the protests. Verified clips show the violent actions of police as they attempted to crush protests....

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Chai! Guinea-Bissau's coup called a 'sham' by West African political figures

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Senegal's prime minister and Nigeria's former leader say they do not believe the military takeover was genuine....

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Omo! Daughter of Zambia's unburied ex-president loses seat as MP

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Zambia's government is accused of 'hypocrisy' as fallout from ex-president's death deepens....

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Gist Alert: Tunisia hands prison terms to dozens of opposition figures

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The defendants were accused of attempting a coup - but human rights groups say the trial was politically motivated....

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Chai! Ex-president's daughter resigns over allegations she duped South Africans to fight for Russia

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Her resignation comes as a South African allegedly recruited to fight in Ukraine recounts the horrors of war to the BBC....

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Naija Gist: 'Zaire president killed my grandad and targeted my dad' - TKV's family story

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Heavyweight Jeamie TKV and his father share a most fascinating family story shaped by poisoning, plots and presidents....

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Breaking: The kidnap gangs, jihadists and separatists wreaking havoc in Nigeria

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The country faces many deadly security challenges, leaving the army and police severely overstretched....

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