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Explaining the news from Africa.This is AfricaLatest updates4 hrs agoDeath toll from Nigeria flash floods rises to 151Emergency services warn the number of victims may rise as recovery and rescue operations continue.4 hrs agoAfrica1 day agoSuspect in South African student's murder killed in police shootout'Please stop killing women,' urges the police minister as the search continues for two more suspects.1 day agoAfrica1 day agoFloods kill at least 110 people after heavy rain in NigeriaTorrential rains in the central town of Mokwa led to the deadly floods, authorities say.1 day agoAfrica1 day agoPaint, parades and power: Africa's top shotsA selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.1 day agoAfrica1 day agoPlane carrying Liberian president involved in landing scarePart of the presidential jet's landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, authorities say. 1 day agoAfrica2 days agoLife is improving in Nigeria, Tinubu saysBola Tinubu introduced painful economic reforms but says these are now starting to bear fruit.2 days agoAfrica2 days agoMother who sold six-year-old daughter given life term in South AfricaJoshlin Smith is yet to be found more than a year after she went missing from her home.2 days agoAfrica2 days agoSouth Africa police target gang kidnapping women in shopping centresPolice say a group of men are luring women for dates but later robbing and kidnapping them.2 days agoAfrica2 days agoTears and heartbreak over tragic story of South African girl sold by her motherJoshlin Smith's mother, branded the "mastermind" in her child's disappearance, is to be sentenced.2 days agoAfrica...
