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Samuel Eto'o: Cameroon FA president urged to resign by group of amateur clubs

Wed, 07/12/2023 - 11:41
A group representing amateur clubs in Cameroon calls on Samuel Eto'o to resign as president of the country's football federation.
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How African migrants survived racial attacks in Tunisia

Wed, 07/12/2023 - 01:00
A group of teenagers held "a knife to my throat", a woman from Ivory Coast tells the BBC.
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Runway lighting stolen from Nigerian airport

Tue, 07/11/2023 - 18:36
An investigation is under way after the theft at one of Lagos airport's two runways.
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Caster Semenya wins appeal at European Court of Human Rights

Tue, 07/11/2023 - 17:02
The European Court of Human Rights rules in favour of double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya.
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Fifa ends Zimbabwe football ban as committee created to oversee return

Tue, 07/11/2023 - 14:03
Fifa readmits Zimbabwe to international football after creating a temporary committee to govern the game until June 2024.
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Air travel in Africa: Costly flights hold the continent back

Tue, 07/11/2023 - 02:31
Flying within Africa is extremely costly - and this is holding the continent back.
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Paris 2024 Olympics: Mali U23 footballers backed to win country's first medal

Mon, 07/10/2023 - 19:29
Mali is targeting its first Olympic medal after qualifying for Paris 2024 by finishing third at the U23 Africa Cup Of Nations.
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Wimbledon 2023: Elena Rybakina and Ons Jabeur through to quarter-finals

Mon, 07/10/2023 - 19:25
Ons Jabeur sweeps past a below-par Petra Kvitova to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals and set up a repeat of last year's final against Elena Rybakina.
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Manuel Chang: South Africa to hand Mozambique 'tuna bond' minister to FBI

Mon, 07/10/2023 - 17:02
Mozambique's ex-finance minister is to be tried in the US after five years in a South African jail.
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South Africans marvel at snow and sleet in Johannesburg during cold snap

Mon, 07/10/2023 - 15:34
For the first time in over a decade, snow and sleet have fallen in the city of Johannesburg.
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Migrant boat from Senegal carrying 200 people missing off Canary Islands

Mon, 07/10/2023 - 11:32
The aid group Walking Borders says many children are on board the missing boat, which departed from Senegal.
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Ghanaian children taken from home over false trafficking claims

Mon, 07/10/2023 - 01:44
Ghanaian children wrongly labelled as trafficked are being taken from their homes, BBC Africa Eye finds.
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Giessen Eritrea festival clashes leave 26 police officers injured

Sun, 07/09/2023 - 03:06
Police clash with stone-throwing protesters as Eritrean tensions flare up in a central German town.
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Ghana's batmen hunting for pandemic clues

Sun, 07/09/2023 - 01:56
Scientists want to understand exactly how pathogens can jump species and what the next threat may be.
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Tunisia's Ons Jabeur survives Wimbledon scare

Sat, 07/08/2023 - 23:30
Last year's runner-up Ons Jabeur fights back to beat Bianca Andreescu and set up a last-16 tie against two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova.
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Sudan conflict: Air strike kills at least 22 in Khartoum

Sat, 07/08/2023 - 18:04
Hundreds have died and millions have been forced from their homes since fighting began in April.
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Master Musicians of Joujouka: The Moroccan band who wowed Glastonbury

Sat, 07/08/2023 - 01:43
The Master Musicians of Joujouka have been performing for generations - and recently opened Glastonbury.
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Kylian Mbappé 'honoured' to be in Cameroon

Fri, 07/07/2023 - 18:27
Sports fans are elated as the French football star visits Cameroon, where his father comes from.
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Kenya Brown's cheese: Female workers made to strip over used sanitary pad

Thu, 07/06/2023 - 17:20
Kenyan cheese factory employees were reportedly made to undress after a pad was put in the wrong bin.
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Saudi Pro League: How Africans have long led the attack in new football hotspot

Thu, 07/06/2023 - 10:45
Senegal's Kalidou Koulibaly and Edouard Mendy are the latest stars to move to Saudi Arabia but Africans already have a proud record of scoring success in the country.
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