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Sven Vandenbroeck: Zambia's outgoing coach reflects on 'positive' time with team

Wed, 03/06/2019 - 13:57
Outgoing Zambia coach Sven Vandenbroeck says he will reflect positively on his time with the team, despite spending less than a year in the role.
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South Africa 'sunflower murder' farmers jailed

Wed, 03/06/2019 - 13:55
Two white farmers accused a black teenager of stealing sunflowers worth $5 and threw him from a van.
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Kenya airport strike strands thousands of passengers

Wed, 03/06/2019 - 12:47
A strike causes major disruption to flights, including at Nairobi's busy international hub.
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Jon Mikel Obi: Middlesbrough man says promotion would be 'one of greatest achievements'

Wed, 03/06/2019 - 10:21
Champions League-winner John Mikel Obi says helping Middlesbrough to the Premier League would be one of his finest moments in football.
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How does reclusive President Bouteflika run Algeria?

Wed, 03/06/2019 - 01:37
Algeria's president has barely been seen since he had a stroke in 2013, so how can he run a country?
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Algeria protests: Students rally against President Bouteflika

Tue, 03/05/2019 - 18:54
Thousands of university students protest in the capital Algiers demanding the president step down.
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Babes Wodumo assault: Celebrity boyfriend Mampintsha arrested

Tue, 03/05/2019 - 15:16
South Africans are outraged by a video showing a singer being allegedly assaulted by her celebrity boyfriend.
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Kidnappers free Samuel Kalu's mother

Tue, 03/05/2019 - 14:58
The mother of Nigeria international Samuel Kalu has been freed six days after being kidnapped by gunmen in south-east Nigeria.
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Bamba out for season with knee injury

Tue, 03/05/2019 - 14:41
Cardiff City defender Sol Bamba is ruled out for the rest of the season after damaging knee ligaments.
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Sudan protests: What's going on?

Tue, 03/05/2019 - 12:49
Why are anti-government protesters taking to the streets of Sudan?
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Liberia's 'missing millions': Charles Sirleaf charged

Tue, 03/05/2019 - 02:45
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's son was a bank boss in Liberia when more than $100m was illegally printed.
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Nigerian burns survivor on how writing helped him heal

Tue, 03/05/2019 - 02:25
Burns survivor Obumneke-Okeke Kosisochukwu says writing helped him heal after a terrible accident.
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Where pregnant girls are banned from school

Tue, 03/05/2019 - 01:59
The policies that have shaped the image of Tanzania's no-nonsense president.
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WWF accused of funding guards who torture and kill in poaching war

Mon, 03/04/2019 - 19:40
The global conservation charity says it is commissioning an independent review into the claims.
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Tanzania arrests 65 'witchdoctors' over killings

Mon, 03/04/2019 - 19:23
At least 10 children were murdered in ritual killings in January and some had body parts removed.
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Women lead rape protests in Somalia's Puntland region

Mon, 03/04/2019 - 17:12
Women have been leading protests against rape in Somalia's Puntland region after a spate of attacks.
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John Mikel Obi: Nigeria captain left out of Super Eagles squad

Mon, 03/04/2019 - 16:38
Captain John Mikel Obi is left out of Nigeria's squad for their final 2019 Nations Cup qualifier with Seychelles and a friendly against Egypt.
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Cameroon's Women's World Cup preparations under spotlight

Mon, 03/04/2019 - 14:37
Cameroon's football federation (Fecafoot) addresses worries over the team's World Cup preparations, promising to organise more warm-up matches.
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Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II: UK to return stolen hair

Mon, 03/04/2019 - 13:42
British troops looted dozens of Ethiopian artefacts following the Battle of Maqdala, 150 years ago.
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Babes Wodumo: SA outrage as singer hit on Instagram live

Mon, 03/04/2019 - 13:24
Babes Wodumo was in a bedroom talking to fans on Instagram Live when a man hit her repeatedly.
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