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Kenya attack survivor: I was wrongly arrested

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 20:36
Kenyan student Bryson Mwamburi was held overnight after surviving the Dusit hotel complex attack.
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Oliver Mtukudzi: Zimbabwe mourns death of Afro-jazz great

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 19:35
Zimbabweans are mourning the death of music legend Oliver Mtukudzi has died aged 66.
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Sudan protests: Police use tear gas as thousands take to streets

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 18:54
Thousands of people have taken to the streets demanding an end to President Omar al-Bashir's 30-year rule.
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Felix Tshisekedi inaugurated: What to expect from DR Congo's new leader?

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 18:48
Felix Tshisekedi has been sworn into office as the new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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John Mikel Obi: From the Champions League final to the Championship...

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 17:14
After two-time Champions League finalist John Mikel Obi joined Middlesbrough, can you name the 13 other players who have gone from Champions League final to working in the Championship?
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Victor Moses: Chelsea winger completes Fenerbahce medical

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 16:03
Chelsea winger Victor Moses completes a medical before a proposed loan move to Turkish club Fenerbahce.
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Félix Tshisekedi sworn in as DR Congo president

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 15:36
It is the first peaceful transfer of power in nearly 60 years, but many dispute his victory.
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Zimbabwe crackdown: 'We are angry, we are desperate'

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 14:33
Brutal beatings and rising inflation are proving a noxious mix in Zimbabwe.
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Abel Kanyamuna: The teenager flying the flag for Zambia in Italy

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 14:01
Abel Kanyamuna plays for Cagliari U-17's and is the first Zambian to play in Italy at any level, he already has set his sights on the Serie A.
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Juliet Mafua: Time for a unified African football transfer window?

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 13:38
Of the 52 African countries whose transfer windows are listed with Fifa, no two use the same date - causing problems for many clubs. Is it time to change the system?
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John Mikel Obi: Middlesbrough sign former Chelsea midfielder

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 12:41
Championship promotion-chasers Middlesbrough sign former Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi.
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Guinea forward Alhassane 'Lass' Bangoura goes on loan to MLS

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 10:17
Guinea forward Alhassane 'Lass' Bangoura is loaned by Spain's Rayo Vallecano to Canadian MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps.
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Tunisian involved in Neymar row

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 09:59
Paris St-Germain forward Neymar told "don't go blubbering" after leaving the pitch in tears after suffering a fractured metatarsal
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African Champions League: Egypt's Ismaily thrown out

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 07:10
Egyptian club Ismaily has been expelled from the African Champions League because of crowd trouble at their home game with Club Africain.
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Nigeria universities: Where students don't know if they will graduate

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 02:15
The futures of more than a million Nigerian university students are on hold as a lecturers' strike drags on.
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Kevin-Prince Boateng: Why have Barcelona signed journeyman forward?

Wed, 01/23/2019 - 20:58
"A far-fetched deal" but one that comes with no risk? Why did Barcelona move for Kevin-Prince Boateng?
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Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwe's Afro-jazz legend, dies

Wed, 01/23/2019 - 20:53
Celebrated worldwide, he came to prominence as a voice of the revolution fighting white-minority rule.
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'Beaten and shot by Zimbabwe's police'

Wed, 01/23/2019 - 20:45
Victims tell of how the security forces have been cracking down on protesters.
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The Gambia River bridge set to end 'centuries' of trade chaos with Senegal

Wed, 01/23/2019 - 18:05
The 1.9km structure spanning the River Gambia is set to revolutionise trade with Senegal.
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Ode Fulutudilu: First South African woman to play in Spain's top-flight

Wed, 01/23/2019 - 15:42
Ode Fulutudilu becomes the first South African woman to sign in the Spanish top-flight as she joins Malaga.
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