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  1. Uganda: Ten children killed in lightning strike in the north-west

    The children from the north-western city of Arua were sheltering in a hut during a storm.

  2. Mali coup leaders say ex-president Keïta released from detention

    The former president's release had been a key demand of the regional body, Ecowas

  3. South Sudan: Unrest continues in Equatoria States

    Thousands displaced by ongoing hostilities between the government and the rebel group NAS

  4. Mali: Military junta free ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta

    Military leaders say that the former president has been released and is at his home.

  5. Kenya: Hundreds of wildebeest die during annual migration

    The animals travel from the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Masai Mara National Reserve

  6. South Africa: A spate of killings targeting women in KwaZulu-Natal province

    Police are investigating the motives behind the death of five women in a rural town

  7. Tanzania: Campaigning officially begins ahead of elections

    Campaigning has begun in Tanzania ahead of a general election due at the end of October.

  8. Sudan and US 'talk over removal from terror list'

    US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok

  9. Africa declared free from wild polio

    The Africa Regional Certification Commission declared the continent free of the virus.

  10. Sudan: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in talks with Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok

    This is the first visit to Sudan of a US Secretary of State for 15 years

  11. Mali military and regional body Ecowas end talks without a deal

    Mali military and Ecowas have ended talks without a deal on a transitional government

  12. Kenyans and Ugandans among struggling migrant workers in Qatar

    Kenyans and Ugandans migrant workers in Qatar are seeking better economic opportunities

  13. Mali's military continue talks with Ecowas

    A delegation from Ecowas and members of Mali's military continue talks

  14. Will Libya's ceasefire last?

    The United Nations welcomed the cessation of hostilities

  15. Mali coup: Thousands take to Bamako streets to celebrate

    Many Malians have welcomed the military takeover

  16. Libya's GNA announces ceasefire with Gen Haftar

    The United Nations welcomed the move

  17. The South African artist behind the hit 'Jerusalema'

    Master KG’s hit mix ''Jerusalema' has had over 88 million views on YouTube

  18. 20/08/2020 GMT

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

  19. Compensation for Uganda families over childbirth deaths

    The court awarded $84,000 in damages to the families of women who died

  20. Sierra Leone's Emmerson calls out 'coconut heads'

    The musician says he wants to provoke in order to build a better country

  21. AU on Mali: 'This way of behaving is not acceptable'

    The AU condemned how soldiers marched through Bamako and arrested the president

  22. Mali coup: Military promises elections after ousting president

    The African Union, regional leaders, and the UN have condemned the coup

  23. Soldiers seize Mali President Ibrahim Boubakar Keïta

    In the city young men set a government-owned building on fire

  24. Mali president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta arrested by soldiers

    Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was in his residence in Sebenikoro

  25. Gunfire heard in Mali's military base

    There are reports that military mutiny is underway just outside Bamako

  26. We’re bringing a new light to the comic book industry

    Somto Ajuluchukwu is a Lagos based cartoonist

  27. South Africa: Suspect linked to murders takes his own life

    The suspect was due to appear in court on Monday morning

  28. Nigerian high school students begin final exams

    They have had just two weeks to prepare

  29. Focus on Africa celebrates its 60th birthday

    We’re looking back on our journey and sharing some of the programme’s memorable moments

  30. Ivory Coast: Protests over leader's third-term bid

    Demonstrators defied a ban on such actions

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