Eliud Kipchoge sets new marathon world record in Berlin
Craig TaylorKenya’s Eliud Kipchoge takes more than a minute off the marathon world record with a time of two hours one minute 39 seconds in Berlin. BBC News – Africa
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Zimbabwe cholera outbreak: Anger at crowdfunding scheme
An emergency has been declared and public gatherings banned in Harare after 25 deaths. BBC News – Africa
Kofi Annan’s funeral: World leaders bid farewell to ex-UN chief
Moving tributes are paid to the first black African UN leader at his funeral in Ghana. BBC News – Africa
Birth device made in Gwynedd ‘may save thousands of lives’ in Uganda
The BabySaver can help to resuscitate babies at birth and is being hailed as a “game changer”. BBC News – Africa
Tanzania’s President Magufuli calls for end to birth control
President Magufuli says women should throw away contraceptives because Tanzania needs more people. BBC News – Africa
South Sudan: Plane crashes into Lake Yirol ‘killing 19’
The small passenger aircraft carrying 23 people crashed as it tried to land in thick fog, reports say. BBC News – Africa