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Westgate mall shooting: Why do Kenya's Muslims feel targeted?

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 12:14
Ever since al-Shabab attacked the Westgate shopping mall, Kenyan Somali community has felt targeted by the Kenyan Security forces.
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Africa's week in pictures: 15-21 September 2023

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 03:46
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
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Sudan leader warns war could spill over into neighbours

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 03:22
General Burhan has asked for the Rapid Support Forces to be designated as a terror group.
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Despite risks fish farms are booming in Africa

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 01:29
Farming fish has seen rapid growth in Africa but it can be an expensive, high-risk operation.
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France crush Namibia 96-0 at Rugby World Cup

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 00:28
France secure their record win with a 96-0 World Cup victory over Namibia, but lose captain Antoine Dupont to injury.
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South Africa: 'Cannabis muffins' given to 90 schoolchildren

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 21:57
Teachers call an ambulance after noticing "strange behaviour" by the children in class.
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Rwandan serial killer who hid bodies in kitchen pleads guilty

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 14:26
Rwandan police found more than 10 bodies buried under the 34-year-old man's house near Kigali.
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South Africa to clear Covid lockdown criminal records

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 14:15
More than 400,000 people were arrested for breaking some of the world's toughest lockdown restrictions.
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Gillian Malouw: South Africa's first female submarine navigator dies

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 13:50
Lt Cdr Gillian Malouw was one of three officers who died when high waves hit their vessel off Cape Town.
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Guinean cycles across six countries for spot at Egypt's Al-Azhar University

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 12:03
The 25-year-old travelled for four months from Guinea to reach top university Al-Azhar in Egypt.
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Westgate attack: Kenyan survivors recount ten years of pain

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 09:28
Ten years since the Westgate shopping mall attack remember the day when at least 67 people were killed.
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Kenya's Westgate shopping mall siege: How a survivor has healed

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 02:54
Shamim Allu used to walk on crutches after militants shot her at a Kenyan shopping mall a decade ago.
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Andre Onana: Goalkeeper takes responsibility as Manchester United lose at Bayern Munich

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 00:11
Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana says he has "let the team down" and that they failed to get a result at Bayern Munich "because of me".
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MohBad: Nigerian fans demand justice after Afrobeats star's death

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 17:53
Demonstrators want to know how popular 27-year-old singer MohBad died last week.
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Half-million-year-old wooden structure unearthed in Zambia

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 17:10
Ancient timber preserved in a riverbed suggests humans were building wooden structures 500,000 years ago.
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Rwanda's President Paul Kagame confirms fourth-term bid

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 15:01
President Paul Kagame, who has been in office since 2000, has faced criticism from rights groups.
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Ukraine and Kenya plan 'grain hub' for East Africa to help tackle food insecurity

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 13:55
President Volodymyr Zelensky says establishing grain facilities in Africa will boost food security.
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Kenya mall attack: What happened at Westgate 10 years ago?

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 13:08
In 2013, a group of al-Shabab militants attacked a shopping mall in Nairobi leaving 67 people dead.
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Laura Wolvaardt: South Africa captain says gender-equal match fees are 'a step forward'

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 11:47
South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt says making international men's and women's match fees equal is "a very exciting step forward".
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Quobna Cugoano: London church honours Ghanaian-born freed slave and abolitionist

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 03:24
Quobna Cugoano was captured by slavers aged 13 but later played a big part in the UK abolition movement.
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