Nigerian socialite and businessman Cubana Chief Priest has become the latest local celebrity to be charged with abusing banknotes.

Authorities say that Pascal Okechukwu threw money into the air at various social events. He has pleaded not guilty.

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The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris are 100 days away, but staging the world's biggest sporting event is a privilege Africa has never been afforded.

But as bids go in for the 2036 Games, could the continent be in the running?

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‘What I learned driving solo as a woman from London to Lagos’

Travel enthusiast Pelumi Nubi shocked the world and her parents when she announced she was going to drive her Peugeot 107 solo from her adoptive city of London to her hometown of Lagos, Nigeria.

'Sometimes we are just there to supervise death,'' says the head of Kenya's doctors' union.

Kenya's doctor strike has now reached one month, but medical professionals say that their ultimate goal is to provide a better service to patients.

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Nigeria's inflation has reached its highest rate in nearly 30 years.

But how has this happened? The BBC's Nkechi Onyinyechi Ogbonna breaks it down.

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Organisers of the Beijing half marathon are investigating claims that three African athletes allowed China's star runner He Jie to win the race.

Footage appeared to show the athletes pointing to the line and slowing down before waving past He.

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'Who will make it stop'.
As it marks one year since the start of the war in Sudan, the BBC spoke to Emi Mahmoud, a world champion slam poet and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, about her poem 'Sudan Balady,' which reflects on personal losses and the broader despair of the conflict.

''It is heart-breaking seeing my country fall apart, and there is a danger that things could get worse,''

Sudanese journalist, Zeinab Mohammed Salih reflects on what has happened to Sudan since fighting broke out a year ago. bbc.in/3xC5NW6

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr 'can't fight racism alone' in Spain, according to Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Kane Sarr, who was banned after climbing into the stands to confront a supporter about alleged abuse.

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Ten years ago 276 Nigerian school girls were abducted by Islamist group Boko Haram from their school in Chibok, Nigeria.

Lisu (not her real name) managed to escape. But now, she regrets having done so. Watch the full documentary on our YouTube.

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Qisma Abdirahman Ali Abubaker is among millions in Sudan forced to flee their homes and now living in camps.

Her suffering has not abated. Disease and malnutriton have killed three of her four children in the past four months.

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Amina Ali was one of the 276 girls abducted from her school in Chibok, Nigeria, a decade ago.

And became the first of the Chibok girls to escape captivity.

Nowadays, tight on money and sharing a room with her child, she feels let down.

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Russian military instructors arrived in Niger this week as part of a new agreement with the country's junta.

They arrived along with a state-of-the-art air defence system and are expected to install it and teach Niger's army how to use it.

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'Ahmat' (not his real name) faced danger in Sudan, escaping at gunpoint with a shoulder wound, while tragically losing his cousin and a friend. He reveals they were targeted for being Black Africans. Many like him seek refuge in Chad, where over 600,000 Sudanese reside in camps.

Zambia has uncovered internet and satellite gadgets used for cybercrime by a suspected Chinese cyber syndicate.
Seventy-seven (77) people, including 22 Chinese nationals, were arrested in the alleged internet fraud sting.

One of Nigeria's most popular celebrities, a transgender woman known as Bobrisky, has been sentenced to six months in jail for 'spraying' naira banknotes at various social events.

It is rare for people to be prosecuted for this crime. Read more ⏩ bbc.in/4auWt4Z

Ghana's vice-president, who is also the presidential candidate of the ruling party, has opposed LGBTQ+ practices, saying they go against his religious faith and the country's cultural norms.

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'I survived - but lost 17 of my family'

Muaziza Ambaraje was on board as Mozambique's worst sea disaster in recent memory unfolded on Monday. bbc.in/3VRAosR