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Africa's top shots: 22-28 November 2019

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 01:28
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
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Arsenal 1-2 Eintracht Frankfurt: Kamada double adds to Unai Emery woes

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 00:46
The pressure on Arsenal manager Unai Emery intensifies as Daichi Kamada's brilliant double earns Eintracht Frankfurt victory at the Emirates Stadium.
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Lesotho MPs brawl in parliament over mohair

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 21:08
They started throwing things during a dispute over the country's wool and mohair industry.
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Zimbabwe 'on brink of man-made starvation', UN warns

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 18:27
Many people can only afford one meal a day amid an economic collapse, a top UN official says.
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Sofiane Boufal: Southampton midfielder injures toe running into kitchen table

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 16:32
Southampton's Morocco midfielder Sofiane Boufal suffers a toe injury after running into a kitchen table at home.
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DR Congo's TP Mazembe plan new 50,000 seat stadium

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 15:15
Five-time African champions TP Mazembe of DR Congo announce plans to construct a 50,000 seat stadium next year.
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Nigeria federation put Yusuf in charge of Enugu

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 13:26
The Nigeria Football Federation puts Super Eagles assistant coach Salisu Yusuf in charge of local team Enugu Rangers
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Cancer in Africa: Malawi's cervical cancer screening champion

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 01:25
Falesi Mwajomba and a group of cervical cancer survivors are encouraging other women to get screened.
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Cambridge University to return cockerel to Nigeria

Wed, 11/27/2019 - 21:34
The Benin bronze, known as an "okukor", was bequeathed to Jesus College in Cambridge in 1930.
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Zimbabwe's Teenage Hadebe delays Turkey return with passport issue

Wed, 11/27/2019 - 16:56
Zimbabwe defender Teenage Hadebe has been unable to travel back to his Turkish base as he struggles to get his passport renewed.
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DR Congo protests: UN to open investigation into demonstrator's death

Wed, 11/27/2019 - 16:24
The UN mission says it will investigate the killing of a man during protests in the city of Beni.
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'It's about football' - Botswana's female coach Carolin Braun

Wed, 11/27/2019 - 14:46
German Carolin Braun is the first female coach to sit on the bench for Botswana.
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Cameroon's Pierre Webo gets coaching role in Turkey

Wed, 11/27/2019 - 13:04
Former Cameroon forward Pierre Webo joins Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir as an assistant coach.
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Woman survives as runaway truck flattens her car in South Africa

Wed, 11/27/2019 - 11:49
The truck landed on the woman's car in the city of Port Elizabeth, leaving her trapped inside.
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Egypt's Hany Said retires from football aged 39

Wed, 11/27/2019 - 10:52
Egypt's two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner Hany Said retires from football aged 39.
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Why France is focused on fighting jihadists in Mali

Wed, 11/27/2019 - 01:07
As Islamist militant violence escalates France wants the the rest of Europe to join the deadly fight.
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Nigerian prison scam: Head of high-security jail arrested after $1m fraud

Tue, 11/26/2019 - 22:45
A prison doctor was also arrested over an alleged role in enabling a scammer to operate while in jail.
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Eto'o aims to use studies to 'give back to Africa'

Tue, 11/26/2019 - 15:20
Cameroon legend Samuel Eto'o says he wants to give back to Africa after completing his studies at Harvard Business School in the USA.
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Zamalek refuse to travel to Qatar for African Super Cup

Tue, 11/26/2019 - 13:41
The board at Egyptian club Zamalek confirms it will not send the team to Qatar to play in February's African Super Cup.
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Guinea stadium finally hosts matches

Tue, 11/26/2019 - 12:38
A 50,000 seat stadium in Guinea's capital Conakry is finally hosting football matches eight years after building work was completed.
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