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Polygamy and pageantry on display at a mass wedding in South Africa
The bride, Evelyn Sekgalakane, sparkled in white as she walked down the…
Pressure mounts to probe Kenya police and army after BBC exposé
Leading human rights organisations have renewed calls for investigations into the killing…
How African popes changed Christianity – and gave us Valentine’s Day
Now predominantly Muslim, North Africa was once a Christian heartland, producing Catholic…
‘They aimed to kill’ – BBC identifies security forces who shot Kenya anti-tax protesters
The members of Kenya's security forceswho shot dead anti-tax protesters at the…
‘Double patriarchy’: doctor has South Africa talking about financial abuse
A young female South African doctor has sparked a nationwide conversation about…
From prized artworks to bullet shells: how war devastated Sudan’s museums
Imposing statues of rams and lions used to stand in the grounds…
‘My bananas were seized and destroyed’ – Malawi-Tanzania trade row escalates
Traders are counting their losses as Tanzania clamps down on people trying…
Africa remembers Pope who spoke for the continent
Millions of African Catholics, as well as the continent's leaders, are mourning…
The mother and children trapped between two conflicts
When the devastating war in Sudan reached Sarah Williams' neighbourhood in the…
