Africa

'We knew Christmas before you' - the Band Aid fallout
Forty years on, the Band Aid song continues to generate debate about the way it presents Africa.
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Africa
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6 hours ago
Children shot dead after joining pot-banging protests in Mozambique
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Africa
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1 day ago
BBC visits mpox clinic as WHO says DR Congo cases 'plateauing'
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Africa
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1 day ago
Famine-hit Sudan camp gets first aid convoy in months
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Africa
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1 day ago
Nigeria wants extradition of separatist arrested in Finland
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World
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1 day ago
How Kenya's evangelical president has fallen out with churches
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Africa
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2 days ago
Mystery in South Sudan after sacked spy boss mired in gun battle
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Africa
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1 day ago

Features and analysis

Inside South Africa's 'ruthless' gang-controlled gold mines
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Africa
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3 days ago
Pageant queens and daring dancers: Africa's top shots
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Africa
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1 day ago
The former president seeking to lead Ghana once more
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Africa
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4 days ago

From political outsider to Ghana's 'Mr Digital'
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Africa
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5 days ago
Who wins when Nigeria's richest man takes on the 'oil mafia'?
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Africa
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6 days ago
'I may not be human but I sing from my soul' - AI divides African musicians
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Africa
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7 days ago
Grandma with chunky sunglasses becomes unlikely fashion icon
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Africa
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16 November
I blame the Church for my brother’s death, says Zimbabwean sister of UK child abuser's victim
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Africa
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14 November

Sport

TP Mazembe win African Women's Champions League in upset
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Africa Sport
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12 hours ago
Hosts Morocco draw Zambia in Wafcon 2024 group
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Africa Sport
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1 day ago
Ex-Super Falcon says Fifa putting money 'over humanity'
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Africa Sport
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1 day ago
Montjane grateful for support after mother's death
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Disability Sport
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2 days ago
Leicester winger Fatawu out for rest of the season
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Leicester
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2 days ago

Watch/Listen

The courageous father in jail for 23 years. Video, 00:03:35
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Africa
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15 November
The people making the case for tourists to visit Africa
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Africa
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12 November
Prince William plays rugby with children in Cape Town. Video, 00:00:33
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UK
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4 November
Mpox - what we know... and what we don't. Video, 00:03:57
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25 October
'My farm was destroyed by drought then floods - I am confused' Video, 00:02:34
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Africa
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17 October

Programmes and podcasts

Live: World Service for Africa
Focus on Africa Podcast. Audio
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BBC World Service
Africa Daily podcast
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BBC World Service
The Comb podcast
This is Africa

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