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Joseph Warungu: Kenya's Bible plan to tackle corruption

Tue, 16/10/2018 - 01:28
The body in charge of leading the fight against corruption will use the Bible to teach ethics.
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Louise Dewast meets the couple who faked their Facebook wedding

Sat, 13/10/2018 - 02:00
Successful, educated and attractive - Arlène Agneroh's friends said the only thing she was missing was a husband.
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Piers Edwards meets Somalia's secret boxing champion

Fri, 12/10/2018 - 02:29
Ramla Ali is an English and British boxing champion with Olympic ambitions despite having had to hide her passion from her strict Muslim family.
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Why is it so hard for Africans to visit other African countries?

Mon, 08/10/2018 - 01:06
The dream of visa-free travel for Africans on the continent is still a long way off.
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Cameroon election: President Paul Biya seeks seventh term

Sun, 07/10/2018 - 19:36
Heavy security and threats of a boycott, as a tense nation votes.
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Mubarak Wakaso: Ghana midfielder escapes unhurt from car accident

Sun, 07/10/2018 - 16:21
In-form Ghana international midfielder Mubarak Wakaso escapes unhurt following a car accident in Spain on Sunday morning.
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Mehdi Abeid retains hope of recall to Algeria squad

Sun, 07/10/2018 - 14:18
Dijon's Mehdi Abeid is determined to work his way back into the Algeria squad after being overlooked for this month's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
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In pictures: Melania Trump's whistle-stop Africa tour

Sun, 07/10/2018 - 05:43
The US First Lady undertakes her first major foreign trip alone to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt.
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Mothers in Ethiopia’s Oromia region are supported after childbirth for 40 days

Sun, 07/10/2018 - 01:23
Why women in Ethiopia's Oromia region hold a special ceremony for a mother, five days after she gives birth.
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Disability in Africa: 'I'm no longer ashamed of my disabled daughter'

Sun, 07/10/2018 - 01:15
Agnes Mutemi says her mentally ill daughter, Nambia, is now making progress in a school which specialises in caring for children with disabilities.
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DR Congo oil tanker collision leaves at least 50 dead

Sat, 06/10/2018 - 20:52
Dozens of people suffer second-degree burns after a tanker collided with a car in the DR Congo.
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Ghanaian Afro pop star Wiyaala on forging her own path

Sat, 06/10/2018 - 01:17
Meet Wiyaala Djimba, the Ghanaian Afro musician who loves Madonna and short hair.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner: Denis Mukwege from DR Congo

Fri, 05/10/2018 - 19:02
He has won the award for efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
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Fifa suspends Sierra Leone FA over government interference

Fri, 05/10/2018 - 18:18
Fifa has suspended Sierra Leone 'with immediate effect' due to government interference in the running of the country's FA.
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Elephant rudely interrupts BBC reporter Ferdinand Omondi in mid-flow

Fri, 05/10/2018 - 16:34
"It's one of the great spectacles of Africa," says our reporter Ferdinand Omondi. But what happened next caused lots of giggles as one of the baby elephants made quite a splash.
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The dangerous chemicals in Afro hair products

Fri, 05/10/2018 - 04:59
Chemicals found in some Afro hair products around the world could be damaging your health.
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Lal Daggy: Rapping in sign language

Fri, 05/10/2018 - 03:05
Kenyan rapper Lal Daggy is deaf and doesn't speak, relaying his music through sign language.
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Africa's week in pictures: 28 September - 4 October 2018

Fri, 05/10/2018 - 03:00
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week.
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Two Sudan military planes collide at Khartoum airport

Thu, 04/10/2018 - 20:50
The planes collided as they were landing after training flights, a military spokesman said.
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Farouk Chothia: Who are Cameroon's Anglophone rebels?

Thu, 04/10/2018 - 02:36
Who are the rebel groups which have taken up arms to fight for independence for English-speaking parts of Cameroon?
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