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Afcon 2021: Cameroon v Ethiopia

Thu, 01/13/2022 - 16:30
Live coverage of Thursday's Africa Cup of Nations Group A game between Cameroon and Ethiopia (16:00 GMT).
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Kenya Power in the spotlight after nationwide blackout

Thu, 01/13/2022 - 15:18
Kenyans spent several hours with electricity this week, what are the underlying causes?
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Afcon 2021: Tunisia complain to Caf over match conclusion chaos

Thu, 01/13/2022 - 15:11
Tunisia's football federation formally complains to African body Caf about their game with Mali ending 13 seconds early.
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Growing up behind bars in Kenya: 'Children believe prison is home'

Thu, 01/13/2022 - 14:58
In Kenya, around 200 children are currently held in confinement with their mothers who are serving prison sentences.
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Afcon 2021: Gradel dedicates winner to late father

Thu, 01/13/2022 - 12:23
Ivory Coast's Max Gradel dedicates his match-winner against Equatorial Guinea to his late father, who died last week.
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Morocco sex for grades: Hassan I University lecturer jailed

Thu, 01/13/2022 - 11:35
The professor is sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted of indecent behaviour.
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Nigeria lifts Twitter ban after seven months

Thu, 01/13/2022 - 02:50
A suspension imposed last June is reversed after the networking site agrees to open a local office.
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Nigerian NFT artist Osinachi: The work created by using a word processor

Thu, 01/13/2022 - 01:46
Works by Nigerian Osinachi have made him one of Africa's leading digital and crypto-artists.
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Afcon 2021: Burkina Faso skipper Bertrand Traore out with coronavirus

Wed, 01/12/2022 - 20:33
Burkina Faso forward Bertrand Traore is out of his side's Africa Cup of Nations game against Cape Verde after testing positive for Covid-19.
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Afcon 2021: Equatorial Guinea v Ivory Coast

Wed, 01/12/2022 - 19:10
Live coverage of Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations Group E game between Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast (19:00 GMT).
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South Africa's 'King Khoisan' arrested over cannabis plants at president's office

Wed, 01/12/2022 - 18:50
Protesters planted the cannabis in a vegetable garden near the South African president's workplace.
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Afcon 2021: Mauritania v The Gambia

Wed, 01/12/2022 - 16:22
Live coverage of Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations Group F game between Mauritania and The Gambia (14:00 GMT).
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Love theory in Italian man's Ivory Coast kidnap

Wed, 01/12/2022 - 15:40
Prosecutors say a businessman may have been duped into going to Ivory Coast by an online scammer.
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Afcon 2021: Cameroonian climate 'very difficult' for Algeria

Wed, 01/12/2022 - 15:14
Holders Algeria say Cameroon's tropical climate was a factor in their draw against Sierra Leone in their Africa Cup of Nations opener.
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Afcon 2021: Tunisia v Mali

Wed, 01/12/2022 - 12:55
Live coverage of Wednesday's Africa Cup of Nations Group F game between Tunisia and Mali (13:00 GMT).
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Afcon 2021: Comoros proud to make debut appearance at Nations Cup

Wed, 01/12/2022 - 12:52
Comoros may have lost their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations match, but the occasion will always be savoured in the tiny islands in the Indian Ocean.
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Afcon 2021: How Nigeria neutralised Mohamed Salah in win over Egypt

Wed, 01/12/2022 - 11:52
Nigeria coach Augustine Eguavoen reveals how his side neutralised Egypt star Mohamed Salah to clinch an important win at the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Seychelles: The island nation hunting for a missing $50m

Wed, 01/12/2022 - 01:28
Six of Seychelles' most prominent citizens face charges amid a government crackdown on corruption.
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Afcon 2021: Guinea-Bissau miss late penalty in draw with Sudan

Tue, 01/11/2022 - 22:14
Guinea-Bissau miss a late penalty as they are held by Sudan in their Group D opener in the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Sacked belly-dancing teacher sparks Egypt debate over women's rights

Tue, 01/11/2022 - 21:06
Aya Yousef was sacked and divorced after she was filmed moving to music at a work social event.
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