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#bbc.com. × Namibia swears in first female president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah tells BBC she understands pressure she faces as Africa's second directly elected female leader

#bbc.com. × Kirsty Coventry - the groundbreaking but controversial new IOC president. Kirsty Coventry will become the 10th International Olympic Committee (IOC) president but why is she both a groundbreaking and controversial choice?

#bbc.com. × Sudan war: Army recaptures presidential palace in Khartoum from RSF. It follows days of heavy fighting as the army took control of areas previously held by rival paramilitary force.

#bbc.com. × Sudan civil war: Khartoum gravedigger 'too busy to sleep' as fighting rages. The smell of death lingers over the main cemetery for Sudan's capital as the army advances in the city centre.

#bbc.com. × World Cup 2026 qualifying: Mali revive campaign as Cape Verde go top of group. Mali beat Comoros to revive their hopes of reaching the 2026 Fifa World Cup while Benin, Cape Verde, Gabon and Mozambique go top of their groups.

#bbc.com. × Jordan Ayew: Ghana forward embraces 'destiny' as Black Stars captain. Jordan Ayew says it was "written in the stars" for him to follow his father and brother in being appointed captain of Ghana's Black Stars.

#bbc.com. × IOC presidential election: Kirsty Coventry first woman to be elected president. Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee after a vote in Greece.

#bbc.com. × Ethiopia does not want war with Eritrea, says PM Abiy Ahmed. Abiy Ahmed's comments come amid concerns that the neighbours could clash over tensions in Tigray.

#bbc.com. × Ethiopia bus attack: Armed men abduct dozens in Oromia region. The incident happened in an area where around 100 students were similarly seized last July.

#bbc.com. × World Cup 2026 qualifiers: Eswatini hold Cameroon to shock draw. Unfancied Eswatini hold Cameroon to a 0-0 draw in African qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Tunisia continue their unbeaten start.

#bbc.com. × US-South Africa relations: Almost 70,000 South Africans interested in US asylum. This follows President Donald Trump's February executive order offering Afrikaners refugee status.

#bbc.com. × Rivers state crisis: President Bola Tinubu declares state of emergency. Bola Tinubu's move, which some have questioned, follows a political crisis and an oil pipeline blast.

#bbc.com. × Anas case against Agyapong: Ghana journalist awarded $18m after suing ex-MP. Kennedy Agyapong alleged Anas Aremeyaw Anas was behind the murder of a colleague, among other claims.

#bbc.com. × DR Congo and Rwanda call for ceasefire in conflict with M23 rebels. The meeting comes amid an M23 advance that has seen the rebels seize two cities in eastern DR Congo.

#bbc.com. × South Africa's anti-apartheid activists haunted by their persecution as compensation anger brews. Anti-apartheid activists like Mzolisi Dyasi feel let down after the sacrifices they made for democracy.

#bbc.com. × Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan: 'The Nigerian Senate is like a cult'. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan says the system is trying "silence" her after she made sexual harassment allegations.

#bbc.com. × US aid freeze: Nigeria and Kenya among nations running out of HIV drugs - WHO. The warning comes as Africa begins to feel the impact of a massive review into US aid by Trump.

#bbc.com. × African penguins to be protected by no-fishing zones in landmark South African deal. No-go fishing zones agreed to stop vessels catching sardines and anchovies around breeding grounds.

#bbc.com. × Ebrahim Rasool's US expulsion: The diplomat at the centre of the row with South Africa. Pretoria's envoy to Washington Ebrahim Rasool riled officials after accusing Trump of white supremacism.

#bbc.com. × Ethiopia's Tigray region: Residents fear fresh conflict. Residents in Ethiopia's north tell the BBC they are stocking up and taking cash out as tensions deepen.

#bbc.com. × Scientists at Antarctic Sanae IV base rocked by alleged assault. A spokesperson for the South African government told the BBC there had been an assault at the station.

#bbc.com. × Milutin Osmajic: Preston striker charged after Hannibal Mejbri racism allegations. Preston striker Milutin Osmajic is charged by the Football Association after being accused of racially abusing Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri.

#bbc.com. × Rwanda severs ties with Belgium over DR Congo conflict. In a strongly worded statement, Rwanda accuses Belgium of "lies and manipulation".

#bbc.com. × World Cup 2026 qualifying: African campaign resumes after nine-month hiatus. World Cup qualifiers resume after a nine-month hiatus, but what is at stake over the next two rounds and which big names are in danger of missing out?

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