One critic says the "state machinery" has been used "in defence of fragile egos".
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South Africa is trying to extradite pastor Shepherd Bushiri from Malawi on fraud charges, which he denies.
The BBC speaks to the mother and brother of a man wanted in connection with illicit gold mining.
The BBC speaks to the mother and brother of a man wanted in connection with illicit gold mining.
The BBC tracks down people close to the alleged crime kingpin who escaped custody while awaiting trial.
World Boxing apologises for naming Olympic champion Imane Khelif in the governing body's announcement of mandatory sex testing.
The UN says it is "devastating" that the aid did not reach civilians in "famine-stricken" el-Fasher.
Boniface Mwangi says he has decided to speak despite the "shame and guilt" of being "sexually tortured".
A female suicide bomber and an accomplice were "intercepted and neutralized", the army says.
The UN says it is "devastating" that the aid did not reach civilians in "famine-stricken" el-Fasher.