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#BBCAfricaEye has found evidence which suggests three mourners were shot and killed by an elite police unit assigned to the President at a national farewell for Kenya’s former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga.
🎥 Watch the investigation, Goodbye Raila, here: youtu.be/InpJ0vJ8c4I
"Sometimes people think my skin is burning." Ghanaian model Abigail Asabea Boateng is challenging stereotypes about vitiligo and using her platform to promote self-acceptance. Inspired by Winnie Harlow, she hopes to prove that skin differences are no barrier to success.
A US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial involving 14,000 newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been cancelled following cliaims it was unethical.
Half the babies would not have received the WHO-recommended vaccine at birth. Researchers say the trial never began. bbc.in/4ekWOLp
Tanzania's High Court has acquitted opposition leader Tundu Lissu of treason charges but found him guilty of incitement, in a major development in a trial that has attracted national and international attention.
Will Atiku Abubakar be on Nigeria's presidential ballot?
A court has ruled his nomination for the opposition ADC invalid. But his name remains on the electoral commission's final candidate list, and the party says it will appeal. bbc.in/4yWQ3qt
More than 50,000 people have fled their homes after clashes erupted in Moyale, a border town between Kenya and Ethiopia amid longstanding territorial and administrative disputes.
The latest violence was reportedly triggered by the hoisting of a flag on disputed land.
The UK has agreed to talks on the historical harms of the transatlantic slave trade, Commonwealth leaders say.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is open to a formal apology, but has ruled out financial reparations. bbc.in/483lxjP
Kenyan pharmacists have warned against inserting allergy tablets into the vagina after TikTok posts claimed they could make it "tighter".
Experts say the practice can cause injury and does not strengthen vaginal muscles. bbc.in/4iIz4lR
Cancer is a leading cause of death globally, but behind the statistics are human stories.
At Africa's Cancer Survivor Fashion Runway, women in Lagos are celebrating their scars, reclaiming their confidence, and proving that life after a diagnosis is filled with hope and purpose.
An Ethiopian-born US citizen has pleaded guilty to passing highly classified intelligence to Ethiopia during its civil war.
Prosecutors say Abraham Teklu Lemma hoped it would help target and kill fighters from Tigray. He faces up to 22 years in prison. bbc.in/4iwA4Jz
Donald Trump remains in the White House, but the US midterm elections have shifted the balance of power in Washington.
What could a Democrat-controlled Congress mean for Africa, particularly when it comes to trade, foreign aid, and immigration?
You may have heard of Abdul El-Sayed, set to become the first Muslim US senator. But he's not alone.
From Ethiopian-born Melat Kiros to Ghanaian-American Adrian Boafo, meet the other politicians with African roots making history in the US midterms. bbc.in/48FvtjD
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the son of Zimbabwe's late former president Robert Mugabe, arrested. bbc.in/4zoDxkJ
The National Basketball Association (NBA) says it removed Rwanda's army team from its African league because of US sanctions imposed on the country in March.
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South Africa votes today in municipal elections that are set to test the ANC.
Years of voter frustration over corruption, joblessness, and rising crime rates have caused a steep decline in support for the party. bbc.in/4jYhPPF
In the US Senate, Democrats flip six Republican seats, winning races in North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Kansas, Texas and Iowa.
With these key victories, they have crossed the majority line of 51 seats to regain control of the chamber. bbc.in/3Uaejr6
Uganda has arrested former deputy military chief and presidential adviser Peter Elwelu over allegations of involvement in activities aimed at destabilising the country.
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Morocco has welcomed the end of a decades-long UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara, after a diplomatic showdown between the US and Russia left the Security Council unable to agree on its future.
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