BBC News website Africa editor. Previously in Zimbabwe, Senegal. Proud member of BBC Africa's Arsenal nexus. Views all mine
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The BBC is looking for a senior digital journalist to join our team in Nairobi: careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Senior… Could this be you?
"I have received threats from hired assassins," Prof Xulu tells the BBC after he was publicly lambasted by the Zulu King Misizulu and challenged to a stick fight. The professor also says he has lodged a complaint with the police in #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦 bbc.com/news/articles/c99gpg…
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🚨 DR Congo’s foreign minister, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, has written directly to the Arsenal owners, to tell them that their ‘blood-stained’ Visit Rwanda deal is ‘directly responsible’ for the war in DR Congo. 🇨🇩📨
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What a pleasure to chat to Danny, the mascot of the moment who stood up for his club in the North London derby.
‘I thought, “Why are they high-fiving my players?”’ #AFC nytimes.com/athletic/5771821…
Je souhaite bonne chance à Tidiane Ndiaye, nouvelle directeur d'Air Sénégal. Un grand travail l'attend. Air Sénégal : Alioune Badara Fall viré, Tidiane Ndiaye prend les commandes xfru.it/OJmVG9
Very disappointed with #AirSenegal. Spent the whole day at Dakar airport. No information until flight abruptly cancelled after 10 hours. Lots of angry people trying to get to #Banjul #Freetown and #Conakry
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Ça me fait mal au coeur, presque à chaque fois que j'entends des témoignages sur Air Sénégal, c'est en négatif. Une compagnie nationale doit refléter les ambitions du pays. Un de points clés à améliorer: l'expérience client.
Top Ugandan fashion designer Latif Madoi tells the BBC he was "heartbroken" after the prison authorities cut off his dreadlocks after he was arrested, even though he had not been convicted of any crime. He says he was targeted over his links to @HEBobiwine
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Why the National Health Insurance #NHI Bill is causing ructions in #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦
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After the latest internet outage to hit Africa, @JewelKiriungi looks at whether the continent is especially vulnerable, and what is being done to fix it 👇
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Premier League Simulation - 2024-04-30
I am a little surprised City are not further ahead on this.
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Premier League Simulation - 2024-04-24
My model seems to really like points on the board vs games in hand.
Senegalese President Macky Sall tells the BBC's @WaihigaMwaura that Ousmane Sonko and Karim Wade would have been able to stand - if the elections had been delayed for longer. #SenegalVote 🇸🇳
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Ahead of crucial elections in #Zimbabwe, what is going on with the opposition #CCC?
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We're recruiting again!!! This time in South Africa. 🇿🇦 If you're a digital journalist based in Joburg, why not give it a go:
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For the first time, police in Nigeria explain the circumstances how #MOHBAD died. Read here for more details👇 bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-…
Are you a digital journalist who wants to work for the BBC in Nigeria 🇳🇬? This might be the job for you👇
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For the last few days we've been hearing audio diaries from Ahmed in Omdurman about life at war in #Sudan. In a few minutes, if the line holds, we will speak to him live on Newsday @bbcworldservice on your 📻