Africa
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Senegal President Macky Sall rejects blame for election chaos
Senegal’s president has told the BBC he does not regret delaying this year’s elections, a move that sparked deadly protests.…
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Commercial Bank of Ethiopia head warns ‘no escape’ for clients who profited from glitch
The head of Ethiopia’s biggest commercial bank has told the BBC that customers who withdrew more money than was in…
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Famine looms in Sudan as civil war survivors tell of killings and rapes
Civilians caught up in Sudan’s civil war have given graphic accounts to the BBC of rape, ethnic violence and street…
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EU and Egypt sign $8bn deal to curb migration
The European Union and Egypt have signed a €7.4bn ($8bn; £6.3bn) agreement aimed at boosting co-operation in trade and security,…
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Shamiso Mosaka: South African TV star removed from CemAir plane for ‘unruly’ behaviour
South African TV personality Shamiso Mosaka was removed from a flight from Durban to Johannesburg over her “unruly” behaviour, officials…
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Bill to reverse Gambia FGM ban reaches next stage
A bill seeking to decriminalise Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia has passed its latest parliamentary stage, known as…
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Commercial Bank of Ethiopia glitch lets customers withdraw millions
Ethiopia’s biggest commercial bank is scrambling to recoup large sums of money withdrawn by customers after a “systems glitch”. The…
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Al-Shabab fighters killed as overnight siege of Mogadishu hotel ends
A 13-hour siege of a popular hotel near government buildings in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, has ended after the al-Shabab fighters…
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‘We want Sonko’: Senegal opposition boosted after leaders freed before vote
Celebrations broke out among Senegal’s opposition supporters after two of their top leaders were freed from jail 10 days before the country’s delayed…
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Gunmen who kidnapped 287 school children in Nigeria say they will kill them all if $622,000 ransom not paid
Gunmen who kidnapped at least 287 school children in Nigeria last Thursday have demanded a ransom of 1 billion naira ($621,848) and threatened…
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