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  1. Mali's interim president sworn in

    Col Goita will be his vice-president

  2. Top prize for Zimbabwe educationist

    Zimbabwe's Angie Murimirwa wins the Yidan Prize for Education.

  3. Kenyan officials accused of Covid-19 corruption

    Kenyan officials suspected of stealing money for Covid-19 supplies face prosecution.

  4. Zambia faces mounting debt crisis

    Zambia’s credit rating has been downgraded over a mounting debt crisis.

  5. Six African heritage sites under threat from climate change

    Researchers say that that "significant intervention" is needed

  6. School children killed in a fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria

    Accidents involving lorries carrying petrol are common in Nigeria

  7. Mozambique conflict: thousands forced to flee into Tanzania

    Aid agencies are warning of an increasing humanitarian crisis

  8. Wives in Botswana now able to own land

    Previously they weren't allowed to own land alongside their husbands

  9. Kenya's Chief Justice calls out parliament over gender

    Public bodies should not be made up of more than 2/3 of a single gender

  10. Ghana nurses and midwives on strike

    They failed to come to an agreement with government over pay and conditions

  11. 21/09/2020 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  12. Mali's ex-defence minister named interim leader

    Bah Ndaw served as defence minister under Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta

  13. Top Ethiopia opposition figure charged with terrorism

    The charges relate to a wave of unrest

  14. Kenya: Camp that blocked wildebeest migration is closed

    The Kenyan authorities have ordered the closure of a tourist camp built in the Masai Mara

  15. South Sudan: Widespread flooding across Jonglei state.

    Several rivers have burst their banks damaging villages and destroying crops.

  16. Nigeria: New vaccine in development for Covid-19.

    A team of scientists are behind the research and development of a vaccine in Nigeria

  17. Uganda: More than 200 prisoners escape from jail

    Seven of the 219 prisoners who escaped from Singila prison have been captured.

  18. Nigeria's Kaduna passes law for tougher penalties for convicted rapists

    There has been outrage over rape across Nigeria in recent months

  19. Burundi: UN Commission say no progress in improving human rights

    The UN Commission have completed their latest report, the UN’s fourth into Burundi

  20. South Africa ease coronavirus restrictions

    South Africa has further eased coronavirus restrictions.

  21. Gambia’s former first lady slapped with US sanctions

    The United States has imposed sanctions on the country's former First Lady Zineb Jammeh.

  22. Mali political talks continue

    Talks to break Mali's political impasse continue.

  23. Mali: Talks continue in Ghana to find resolution

    Ecowas leaders want an agreement to be reached on how Mali should be governed.

  24. Mozambique: Army to investigate 'horrific killing' video

    Authorities have promised to investigate a video showing a woman being beaten and killed

  25. Mali: Ecowas leaders arrive for talks in Ghana

    The West African regional bloc want an agreement reached on how Mali should be governed

  26. The family of Mercy Baguma seek answers from UK

    She died in the UK whilst seeking asylum and was buried near her family home in Uganda..

  27. South Africa: Undertakers take strike action

    Funeral directors and funeral workers are demanding better working conditions and pay.

  28. Mali: Opposition group rejects transition deal

    Opposition coalition group M5-RFP rejects transition deal calling it a 'power grab'

  29. Ugandan scientist among Africa Food Prize winners

    A Ugandan scientist has earned a prize for helping to fight food insecurity in Africa

  30. Chibok schools reopen for exams

    Students are allowed to sit exams, six years after the kidnapping of 200 schoolgirls

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