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BBC Africa’s Dorcas Wangira recounts her experience of the fiery blast in Kenya’s capital.

“They need cold beer on these beaches,” one businessman tells the BBC on the Indian Ocean islands.

Former US president Donald Trump urged Republicans Monday to reject a bipartisan Senate deal trading tough new border security measures for $60 billion in Ukraine… Read More »Trump urges Republicans to reject Senate deal on border measures, Ukraine aid

A French Riviera chateau seized from late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has been sold to an undisclosed buyer, according to France’s agency for handling confiscated… Read More »France sells Riviera chateau seized from late Putin foe

A coalition ally of French President Emmanuel Macron, former minister Francois Bayrou, was acquitted of fraud charges on Monday in a verdict that could pave… Read More »French court acquits Macron ally, ex-justice minister Bayrou of fraud charges

France will provide an opportunity to remember French citizens killed in the Israeli bombardments of Gaza as the country prepares this week to pay tribute… Read More »France plans separate ceremonies to pay tribute to French victims in Israel and Gaza

South Africa’s Tyla beats four Nigerian stars at the Grammys, as the rivals prepare for the Afcon semi-final.

Can Ukraine recruit enough soldiers to maintain its defence against Russia? This week, parliament is expected to debate a new version of an already-delayed mobilisation… Read More »Ukraine divided over controversial mobilisation bill

American forces carried out air strikes against five missiles in Yemen on Sunday – one designed for land attack and the others for targeting ships,… Read More »US strikes Houthi missiles a day after Yemen air raids

Firefighters wrestled Sunday with massive forest fires that broke out in central Chile two days earlier as officials extended curfews in cities most heavily affected… Read More »In pictures: Chile battles devastating wildfires as death toll soars