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Sawe in a split screen with a grinning dancer.

Joy as record-breaking runner Sawe returns home

BBC reports from Kenya, home to Sabastian Sawe, the first man to run a marathon in under two hours.

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Simion beams while wearing a plaid jacket over a zip up top and his wife, wearing a green jacket has tears in her eyes

'I jumped around the house': Sabastian Sawe's parents celebrate marathon record

Emily and Simion Sawe share their pride at the runner's historic sub-two-hour marathon win.

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Split screen image of displaced Sudanese woman and the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher

The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on

The conflict, which erupted in 2023, has left behind a human toll which is "simply staggering", reports the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher.

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A DRC fan celebrates after the team sealed its way to the World Cup

DR Congo qualify for World Cup: 'Amidst pain and war, this victory makes us proud’

DR Congo are back at the World Cup for the first time since 1974, with fans in Kinshasa celebrating the team's 1-0 play-off win over Jamaica.

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Composite image showing on the left lava from volcano flowing in the ocean and woman wearing pink on the right

Watch: Reunion resident gets close to lava from erupting volcano

Lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reached the Indian ocean for the first time in 19 years.

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Olanrewaju and Kaosara next to each other using their hands to form a shape of a heart

One house, two faiths, one fasting season

Ramadan and Lent haven't overlapped since 1993 and couples like Olanrewaju and Kaosara in Nigeria are observing them together.

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A police officer enters information on a touch screen

Inside Ethiopia's 'smart' police station

Ethiopia unveils its first unmanned, 'smart' police station where citizens can report crimes on automated touch screens.

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Night shot of the aftermath following an attack on a village

At the scene: Muslims killed 'over rejection of extremist ideology' in Nigeria

At least 78 bodies have been buried, while it's feared that more than 170 people were killed altogether.

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Aerial shot of a helicopter rescuing survivors in a flooded area

'The water took everything': Mozambique hit by worst floods in decades

Nearly 700,000 people have been affected by weeks of severe flooding in Mozambique

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Senegalese fans celebrate dramatic Afcon win

Senegalese fans celebrate their team's victory at the Africa Cup of Nations.

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Museveni in commanding lead ahead of election announcement

President Yoweri Museveni is in a commanding lead ahead of his main challenger, pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine.

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Wide aerial shot of a flooded part of Kruger National Park

South African national park closed due to floods

Ongoing floods in the north-eastern provinces of South Africa has led to the closure of the world-famous Kruger National Park.

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A queue of women standing in the sun, waiting to vote.

BBC reports from Uganda polling station hit by technical problems

Logistical problems lead to queues and some disgruntled voters as Ugandans elect their next president.

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Four men cling to boat as it teeters on edge of dam

Sailors saved from going over edge of huge dam

According to reports, the boat had suffered motor failure before drifting to the edge of the dam.

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A head and shoulders shot of Eliud Kipchoge in a running vest and holding his gloved hands up in prayer.

I'm not retiring, I'm evolving - Kipchoge

The Kenyan marathoner has all the running accolades he needs but is now focusing on new goals.

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A composite image of a man and a woman speaking to the camera.

People in Benin felt 'total fear' at attempted coup

Residents of the main city express shock after soldiers tried to overthrow the president.

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Woman dressed in black holding gun at a shooting range

South African women arming themselves against gender violence

A growing number of women in South Africa are learning to use guns to protect themselves against gender-based violence.

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A black woman dressed in a bright pink and blue top, holding up her hands as if gesturing while speaking, with rows of bicycles out of focus behind the woman

The Kenyan start-up aiming to electrify African transport

From fleets of e-bikes to individual riders, eWaka aims to sell across Africa's delivery market.

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A man in camouflage standing in front of a tree

Tracking an executioner in Sudan across social media

Fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have executed a number of unarmed people after capturing the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, new videos analysed by BBC Verify show.

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The South African start-up bringing tech to townships

Entrepreneur Talifhani Banks has bought a modern delivery system to smaller firms in South Africa.

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