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Lockerbie bombing: 'New Libyan suspect to be charged'

Wed, 12/16/2020 - 23:15
The US will unseal charges against a suspected bomb-maker behind the 1988 disaster, US media report.
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FBI accuses man of al-Shabab-led '9/11-style' plot

Wed, 12/16/2020 - 19:53
A Kenyan man allegedly got a pilot's license in the Philippines in order to crash a plane in the US.
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Humboldt Forum: Berlin museum opens despite criticism over looted art

Wed, 12/16/2020 - 18:26
One of the exhibits set for the Humboldt Forum next year will be sculptures looted from Nigeria in 1897.
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Nigerian states close schools after students kidnapped in Katsina

Wed, 12/16/2020 - 17:47
More than 300 students are still missing after gunmen raided a school in Katsina state on Friday.
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Covid-19 Vaccine: When are African countries getting it?

Wed, 12/16/2020 - 15:37
How and and when are African countries likely to get access to Covid-19 vaccines?
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East Africa fears second wave - of locust swarms

Wed, 12/16/2020 - 13:32
Good breeding conditions mean millions of people are now threatened in the Horn of Africa and Yemen.
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African badminton champion banned for two years

Wed, 12/16/2020 - 11:48
African badminton champion Kate Foo Kune has been handed a two-year doping ban after failing to prove her drink was spiked.
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Cameroon keeper Ondoa sacked over party during Covid

Wed, 12/16/2020 - 10:28
KV Oostende sack Cameroon keeper Fabrice Ondoa for organizing a party during Belgium's Covid-19 lockdown.
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Will conflict return to Sudan's Darfur region when peacekeepers leave?

Wed, 12/16/2020 - 07:06
Concerns grow for people's safety in Sudan's war-torn Darfur as peacekeepers prepare to leave.
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Great Pyramid: Lost Egyptian artefact found in Aberdeen cigar box

Wed, 12/16/2020 - 01:42
The 5,000-year-old piece of wood, originally found in the Great Pyramid in 1872, is said to be "hugely significant".
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: About 2.3 million children cut off from aid, UN says

Wed, 12/16/2020 - 00:34
The UN urges access to the region where Ethiopian government forces have been battling local fighters.
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Ghana's Jonathan Mensah on leading Columbus Crew to glory after dark days

Tue, 12/15/2020 - 16:58
Ghana's Jonathan Mensah on the 'special' moment of leading Columbus Crew to the MLS Cup after the team faced extinction in 2018.
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Nigeria's Katsina school abduction: Boko Haram says it took the students

Tue, 12/15/2020 - 13:48
The Islamist militant group's leader Abubakar Shekau says it opposes Western education.
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Jean Sseninde: Battling prejudice to develop women's football in South Sudan

Tue, 12/15/2020 - 11:21
Ex-Uganda international Jean Sseninde is aiming to develop women's football in South Sudan but knows prejudice is just one obstacle she faces.
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Senegal's Dakar Fashion Week: The catwalk in a baobab forest

Tue, 12/15/2020 - 01:07
Held outside because of the pandemic, a fashion show in Senegal embraces the environmental message.
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Nigeria's Katsina school abduction: How Usama escaped the kidnappers

Mon, 12/14/2020 - 22:24
Usama Aminu describes his ordeal as he managed to escape the mass kidnapping in Nigeria's Katsina school.
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Nigeria's Katsina school abduction: 'How I escaped my kidnappers'

Mon, 12/14/2020 - 19:26
A student who escaped after gunmen raided an all-boys school in Nigeria speaks to the BBC.
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PDC World Darts Championship: Dancing Devon Petersen putting Africa on the darts map

Mon, 12/14/2020 - 15:46
South Africa's Devon Petersen says he is now better known for his darts ability than his dancing skills.
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US ends Sudan's listing as sponsor of terror

Mon, 12/14/2020 - 09:43
Sudan has agreed to pay $335m to US victims of terror and has normalised relations with Israel.
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Ambrose Dlamini: Eswatini's PM dies after testing positive for Covid-19

Mon, 12/14/2020 - 02:25
The country's government says Ambrose Dlamini, 52, died in hospital in South Africa on Sunday.
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