Africa

Has South Africa's 'get-out-of-jail' vote lived up to the hype?

Thirty years after Nelson Mandela's election and apartheid's end, South Africans reflect on democracy.

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6 hours ago
I won't reply to Chris Brown tour critics, says Ayra Starr
Burkina Faso suspends BBC over HRW massacre report

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Ballet dancers and yawning lions: Africa's top shots

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Mbeki vows to rid South Africa's ANC of 'rotten apples'

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DR Congo legal warning to Apple is 'first move' - lawyer
Anger as unpaid bills leave Sierra Leone in dark

Kenya braces for more rain as flood death toll tops 60
Did UK minister confuse Rwanda and Congo?

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US to 'temporarily' pull troops out of Chad
Two East Africans charged in UK migrant deaths investigation

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'Let it rot' campaign hits fish prices in Egypt

Features and analysis

Wrestling royalty and the bid to crack Africa

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Zuma scores court hat-trick over South Africa election

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4 days ago
Hope Hostel in Rwanda says it's ready for first migrants from UK

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4 days ago
The London landmark getting a Ghanaian makeover

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7 days ago
The mega-pastor pushing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories

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18 April

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Hundreds of thousands grapple with East Africa floods. Video

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Sudan War: 'Tell me how to make it stop' Video

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15 April
Watch: Bus passengers rescued from flood waters. Video

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9 April
Watch: Moment Russ Cook finishes length of Africa run. Video

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7 April
'My first time home 30 years after I fled a genocide' Video

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5 April

Programmes and podcasts

Live: World Service for Africa
Focus on Africa Podcast. Audio

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BBC World Service
Africa Daily podcast

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BBC World Service
The Comb podcast
This is Africa

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Has South Africa's 'get-out-of-jail' vote lived up to the hype?, published at 00:20
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Africa
Mandela's daughter thanks college for sculpture, published at 20:50 26 April
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England
Burkina Faso suspends BBC over HRW massacre report, published at 18:20 26 April
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Africa
Question Time: Did Philp confuse Rwanda and Congo?, published at 16:25 26 April
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UK Politics
Walter Nixon: 'It was hell on earth' Video, 00:02:27, published at 16:23 26 April
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Suffolk
Too early to judge impact of Rwanda plan - No 10, published at 15:17 26 April
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UK Politics
Thabo Mbeki vows to rid South Africa's ANC of 'rotten apples', published at 14:56 26 April
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Africa
Former ICJ head explains court’s ruling on Gaza genocide case. Video, 00:02:58, published at 14:46 26 April
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Middle East
Two hundred killed by Burkina Faso army - report, published at 13:12 26 April
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Africa
Wrestling royalty and the bid to crack Africa, published at 09:14 26 April
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Sport
Ballet dancers and yawning lions: Africa's top shots, published at 04:28 26 April
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Africa
See reaction when minister asks if Congo is different country to Rwanda. Video, 00:01:03, published at 22:52 25 April
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UK Politics
T20 World Cup schedule, fixtures, times & venues, published at 18:57 25 April
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Cricket
More than 150 killed as heavy rains pound Tanzania, published at 17:27 25 April
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Africa
Hardest Geezer joins prime minister on run, published at 17:07 25 April
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Sussex
Moroccan club given 3-0 win despite refusing to play, published at 13:36 25 April
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Sport
Hundreds of thousands grapple with East Africa floods. Video, 00:02:20, published at 13:27 25 April
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Prisoners escape after rain damages Nigeria prison, published at 13:01 25 April
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Namibia condemns tourists posing naked in dune safari, published at 12:45 25 April
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Army runner trains at university for Sahara marathon, published at 11:43 25 April
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One more arrest over Channel small boat deaths, published at 11:27 25 April
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UK
Former lifeboat becomes glamping 'yellow submarine', published at 06:12 25 April
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Floods cause widespread devastation in Kenya, published at 15:20 24 April
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Man who ran length of Africa reaches fundraising target, published at 15:16 24 April
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