Footage shows captured the moment four men were pulled to safety, after spending hours dangling off the edge of a 40m (130ft) dam in South Africa. Rescuers from the National Sea Rescue Institute (NRSI) arrived at the Grootdraai Dam in Mpumalanga on Monday after reports that a boat had suffered motor failure, before drifting to the edge of the dam. The NRSI credited quick-thinking employees who opened sluice gates on the spillway, to stop the boat being swept away by the heavy waterflow.
The men were reportedly uninjured. The Kenyan marathoner has all the running accolades he needs but is now focusing on new goals. Residents of the main city express shock after soldiers tried to overthrow the president.
From fleets of e-bikes to individual riders, eWaka aims to sell across Africa’s delivery market. Fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have executed a number of unarmed people after capturing the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, new videos analysed by BBC Verify show. Cameroon opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary is adamant that he’s the winner of the presidential election.
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Thousands of mourners attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Nairobi. Colonel Michael Randrianirina is sworn in as the new president of Madagascar at a ceremony in the capital.
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