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"Commemorated unequally" The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has apologised after an inquiry found at least 116,000 mostly African and Indian casualties from WW1 were "possibly not commemorated at all". The figure could be as high as 350,000. More:
'I am not scared'
#Zambia women's football captain Barbra Banda talks to BBC Sport Africa about her side's draw for the @Tokyo2020 Olympics.
Nigerians have been expressing their sorrow over the death of 23-year-old Ada Jesus. The Nigerian comedian, whose real name was Mercy Mmesoma Obi, had celebrated her birthday only two days before the announcement of her death.
Said Djabelkhir's, a leading Algerian scholar of Islam who was accused of insulting the religion, has been given a three-year jail sentence. Djabelkeir told reporters that he intends to appeal and fight for “freedom of conscience”. More ➡️:
Last year, Sudan's Water Resources Minister Yasir Abbas was talking about the benefits of the dam Ethiopia is building on the River Nile. Now, he is talking about the threat it poses. So what has changed? @Zinabsalih has more.
Comedian Brahim Bouhlel & influencer Zbarbooking will spend eight months and a year in jail respectively, after filming a viral video that "insulted Moroccans". "This was all over a bad joke," said one of the lawyers vowing to appeal against the verdict.
"I am going to show that females are not the weaker sex." Fatima Zahra Binta Jaffar Jalloh from Sierra Leone teaches her peers graphic design and computers. Fatima has big plans for herself - as well as her students. #GirlsInICT
"We want to be an example because the issue of climate change is a major world issue." Two decades ago Judith Bakirya quit her NGO job to return to farming - and run her farm in the traditional Ugandan way. #EarthDay
🌍African leaders attend a global virtual meeting brokered by the US to discuss climate change.
Ethiopian rebels seize and control territory in the west
How The Gambia has eliminated Trachoma
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THREAD In July 2018, a horrifying video began to circulate on social media. 2 women & 2 young children are led away by a group of soldiers. They are blindfolded, forced to the ground, and shot 22 times. #BBCAfricaEye investigated this atrocity. This is what we found...
The Nigerian National Broadcasting Commission warns media houses not to "embarrass government" as #EndSARS protests lead to deaths. #BBCAfricaLive
"We were sitting on the ground singing the national anthem, most of us had flags in our hands and we raised it up. They opened fire at us ... it became total chaos." Eyewitnesses of the #Lekkitollgate #EndSARS protest talk about Tuesday night's shooting:
Police chief Mohammed Adamu announced that Swat would now carry out the duties of SARS - but protestors want to see a full reform of the police, and many are using #EndSwat to oppose the new unit
How Nigerian activists and influencers managed to get the world to pay attention to the #EndSars campaign
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