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  1. Africa's 'lost $836bn through illegal transfers'

    The illegal outflow of money is related to the export of high-value goods such as gold

  2. Sierra Leone white papers: more than 100 people named

    It comes days after the publication of a government White Paper

  3. South Africa reports millions of job losses

    the country鈥檚 official unemployment rate has fallen to 23%

  4. Zimbabwe schools reopen without teachers

    Schools were supposed to reopen today but most teachers are on strike

  5. Militants attack Nigeria governor鈥檚 convoy

    No deaths have been reported

  6. Former Mali foreign minister named prime minister

    Moctar Ouane was Mali's foreign minister until 2011

  7. Resident Presidents: political turbulence

    The Resident Presidents discuss the King of Thailand facing political turbulence

  8. Sierra Leone President Maada Bio鈥檚 reacts to white papers

    Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio talks about anti-corruption measures

  9. Mali's interim president sworn in

    Col Goita will be his vice-president

  10. Top prize for Zimbabwe educationist

    Zimbabwe's Angie Murimirwa wins the Yidan Prize for Education.

  11. Kenyan officials accused of Covid-19 corruption

    Kenyan officials suspected of stealing money for Covid-19 supplies face prosecution.

  12. Zambia faces mounting debt crisis

    Zambia鈥檚 credit rating has been downgraded over a mounting debt crisis.

  13. Six African heritage sites under threat from climate change

    Researchers say that that "significant intervention" is needed

  14. School children killed in a fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria

    Accidents involving lorries carrying petrol are common in Nigeria

  15. Mozambique conflict: thousands forced to flee into Tanzania

    Aid agencies are warning of an increasing humanitarian crisis

  16. Wives in Botswana now able to own land

    Previously they weren't allowed to own land alongside their husbands

  17. Kenya's Chief Justice calls out parliament over gender

    Public bodies should not be made up of more than 2/3 of a single gender

  18. Ghana nurses and midwives on strike

    They failed to come to an agreement with government over pay and conditions

  19. 21/09/2020 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  20. Mali's ex-defence minister named interim leader

    Bah Ndaw served as defence minister under Ibrahim Boubacar Ke茂ta

  21. Top Ethiopia opposition figure charged with terrorism

    The charges relate to a wave of unrest

  22. Kenya: Camp that blocked wildebeest migration is closed

    The Kenyan authorities have ordered the closure of a tourist camp built in the Masai Mara

  23. South Sudan: Widespread flooding across Jonglei state.

    Several rivers have burst their banks damaging villages and destroying crops.

  24. Nigeria: New vaccine in development for Covid-19.

    A team of scientists are behind the research and development of a vaccine in Nigeria

  25. Uganda: More than 200 prisoners escape from jail

    Seven of the 219 prisoners who escaped from Singila prison have been captured.

  26. Nigeria's Kaduna passes law for tougher penalties for convicted rapists

    There has been outrage over rape across Nigeria in recent months

  27. Burundi: UN Commission say no progress in improving human rights

    The UN Commission have completed their latest report, the UN鈥檚 fourth into Burundi

  28. South Africa ease coronavirus restrictions

    South Africa has further eased coronavirus restrictions.

  29. Gambia鈥檚 former first lady slapped with US sanctions

    The United States has imposed sanctions on the country's former First Lady Zineb Jammeh.

  30. Mali political talks continue

    Talks to break Mali's political impasse continue.

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