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The detained anti-colonial activist grabbing attention in West Africa: Who is Kemi Seba?
The controversial anti-colonial pan-African activist Kemi Seba is currently in detention in South Africa, days after his arrest while allegedly attempting to flee to Europe via Zimbabwe.The 45-year-old is...
My children were recruited in a trafficking scam. I joined a police hunt to find them
Foday Musa looked broken as he listened to the last voice message he received from his son.It is 76 seconds long and the young man sounds desperate. He is...
Hunting down those who kill people to sell their body parts for ‘magic charms’
With many families left traumatised by killings apparently linked to supposed magic rituals in Sierra Leone, BBC Africa Eye looks into those behind the trade in human body parts.Warning:...
Ahead of the G20, is Johannesburg’s city centre in ruins?
In just under a fortnight, leaders from some of the world's major economies will gather in South Africa's economic heartland, Johannesburg, for the G20 summit.But just a few kilometres...
Passengers jump from windows in fatal Ethiopia train crash
Passengers were forced to jump from carriages in a train crash that killed 15 people in eastern Ethiopia, a local official has told the BBC.The train derailed on Monday...
Posers and paddling pools: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:These designers hit the red carpet at Sun City in South Africa with fashionista flair for...
Big boots, Yoruba festivals and trombones: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:A model in Kenya is photographed on Saturday in a boxing ring ahead of a tournament...
Ally of Cameroon president, 92, quits ‘broken’ government to challenge him
Issa Tchiroma Bakary - a prominent minister and long-time ally of President Paul Biya - has quit Cameroon's government, in the hope of ending 92-year-old Biya's four-decade grip on...
South Africa to pursue appeal against Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape
South African authorities say they will continue with legal proceedings against Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso who was acquitted of rape last month, even though he has left the country.Mr...
Polygamy and pageantry on display at a mass wedding in South Africa
The bride, Evelyn Sekgalakane, sparkled in white as she walked down the aisle hand-in-hand with Shirley Molala, who was about to become her "sister wife" at a mass wedding...
