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Explaining the news from Africa.This is AfricaLatest updates6 hrs agoDoctors tell the BBC about the targeting of Sudanese hospitals by paramilitary fightersA BBC investigation has found evidence that Sudanese paramilitary fighters systematically destroyed el-Fasher's healthcare system.6 hrs ago7 hrs agoMalawi opposition demands answers over president's prolonged stay abroadThis is President Peter Mutharika's fifth visit to South Africa this year.7 hrs ago8 hrs agoHospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighters, BBC findsThe UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.8 hrs ago8 hrs agoWoman with Ebola in Nigeria confirmed as wife of Swiss diplomatHer husband is currently in isolation but has not developed any symptoms, Swiss officials say.8 hrs ago1 day agoCrowd of 50 beats foreigner to death in South AfricaThe attack on the unidentified victim follows a wave of anti-migrants protests in South Africa this year.1 day ago1 day agoTwo European women held captive for more than a year in Niger freed in Libya The Swiss government told the BBC that the freed national was on her way back to Switzerland.1 day ago1 day agoNigeria's first Ebola patient holidayed in Uganda, officials sayThe wife of a diplomat based in Abuja travelled to Kampala for a vacation.1 day ago2 days agoNigeria confirms Ebola case linked to East Africa The female patient, who sources have told the BBC is not Nigerian, is in isolation and in an Abuja hospital.2 days ago2 days agoIs Ebola under control in Kenya after nine cases confirmed?The US has advised its citizens to reconsider travelling to Kenya but the government tries to reassure people.2 days ago...
