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Macron and Ruto are facing each other, smiling and clasping hands. They are outdoors and there are four men behind them

France seeks to move beyond colonial ties by meeting African leaders in Kenya

In a first since these meetings started in the 1970s, this move reflects a change in France's thinking.

A woman dressed in bread

Dress made from 500 loaves stuns African film awards

Celebrities, filmmakers and creators put up a performance at Africa's biggest night of film and fashion.

Five babies close up in hospital, placed on green sheets. They are still covered in residue from their births.

Ethiopian woman's joy at rare quintuplets after 12 years trying for a baby

The woman, 35, says she was praying for a baby and was "overjoyed" to be "blessed with five at once".

A close-up of a man's holding a Somali and a US flag

'I'd rather live in hiding in the US than return to Somalia'

Fear and uncertainty linger for Somali migrants in Minnesota despite a legal reprieve.

A head shot of a sandy-coloured dog looking at the camera. A chequered blue blanket is covering some of his body.

BBC uncovers the Ugandan scammers abusing dogs to elicit donations from animal lovers

Unwitting donors hand over money to save suffering animals but Ugandan con artists pocket the cash.

African sport

South Africa prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye

Springboks' Ntlabakanye given 18-month doping ban

South Africa prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye is banned for 18 months for breaking anti-doping rules - ruling him out of the 2027 World Cup.

Caf president Patrice Motsepe, centre and dressed in a long black coat and white shirt and blue tie, carries the Africa Cup of Nations trophy in his right hand as he walks flanked by Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

Afcon final 'deficiencies' dealt with - Motsepe

Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe admits to errors following the chaotic Afcon final between Morocco and Senegal which dented Caf's reputation.

Yebrgual Melese, wearing an orange running vest and blue shorts, smiles as she breaks a pink finish tape during a marathon. A white bib with the number 2009 is attached to her vest and Melese wears a necklace featuring a large cross around her neck. She is running on a clay-coloured athletics track while white, blue and red advertising hoardings can be seen out of focus in the background

Ethiopian marathon runner Melese dies aged 36

Ethiopian long-distance runner Yebrgual Melese dies at the age of 36 after falling ill during a routine training session.

Shabnim Ismail, wearing a green South Africa kit, celebrates a wicket

SA's Ismail reverses retirement for T20 World Cup

South Africa fast bowler Shabnim Ismail reverses her international retirement and is included in the Proteas' squad for this summer's T20 World Cup in England.

A white Adidas running shoe is held up so that its side is central to the image. It has the three black stripes on it for the Adidas logo and the text 1:59:30 WR sub 2 is written along the base of the sole. The two hands of marathon world record holder Sabastian Sawe can be seen grasping the shoe lightly between fingers, with Sawe's blurred face, covered by the shoe, is partially seen in the background

Athletics won't strangle super-shoe innovation - Coe

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says current rules are "on the right side" when it comes to shoe technology, following Sabastian Sawe's record-breaking time at the London Marathon.

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Macron on stage with a mic at the Africa Forward summit

'Total lack of respect': Macron interrupts speaker to ask for silence

The French president stood up during a conference in Kenya to tell the audience to quieten down, saying it was “impossible” for speakers to be heard.

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.

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.

Sabastian Sawe sitting during an interview, wearing a lavender-coloured training top with a curtain behind him

'I was not thinking to run a world record'

Kenya's new sporting icon Sabastian Sawe admits his world record time at the London Marathon came as a surprise.

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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