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Was Ukraine’s role in big Wagner defeat an own goal in Africa?

BBC Africa - Mon, 12/08/2024 - 01:55
Kyiv's hand in aiding rebels in Mali against Russian mercenaries may scupper its Africa diplomacy.
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Hassan beats Ethiopia's Assefa to win women's marathon

BBC Africa - Sun, 11/08/2024 - 11:11
The Netherlands' Sifan Hassan wins a sprint finish to add marathon gold to her 5,000m and 10,000m bronze medals in Paris.
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Third Olympic title an 'amazing honour' for Kipyegon

BBC Africa - Sat, 10/08/2024 - 22:27
Faith Kipyegon wins a third successive women’s 1500m title at the Olympics while fellow Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi takes gold in the men's 800m.
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Elgendy wins modern pentathlon with world record total

BBC Africa - Sat, 10/08/2024 - 19:37
Ahmed Elgendy finishes with a world record 1,555 points to become the first Egyptian to win the men's modern pentathlon.
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Hayatou - the man who transformed African football

BBC Africa - Sat, 10/08/2024 - 13:26
Issa Hayatou, who has died aged 77, defended African football interests over almost three decades in high office, but was also caught up in scandal.
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Ethiopia's Tola dominates in Olympic men's marathon

BBC Africa - Sat, 10/08/2024 - 11:05
Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola dominates the men's marathon in Paris to win in an Olympic record time as Team GB's Emile Cairess finishes fourth.
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Attacks over gender make gold sweeter - Algeria's Khelif

BBC Africa - Sat, 10/08/2024 - 07:49
Imane Khelif wins Olympics women's boxing gold a year after being disqualified from the World Championships for reportedly failing a gender eligibility test.
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Kenyan police taunted as they square up to Haiti's gangs

BBC Africa - Sat, 10/08/2024 - 02:39
Critics say the gang-busting mission has not done enough to reassure them.
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Nigeria's Olympic cyclist thanks German team for bike loan

BBC Africa - Fri, 09/08/2024 - 19:49
Nigeria's sports minister says the situation was unavoidable, but many in the country are not convinced.
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UW/R: Pigbengben residents struggle for healthcare services as facility left to rot

ModernGhana News - Fri, 09/08/2024 - 05:40
The residents of Pigbengben, a farming community in the Wa West District, say they go through a grave challenge daily to access healthcare services while a newly constructed health facility in the community is left to rot.
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Akufo-Addo breaks ground for commencement of Adentan-Dodowa road project  

ModernGhana News - Fri, 09/08/2024 - 05:36
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod on Thursday to start construction of the Adentan-Dodowa Dualisation Road project in the Adentan Constituency. This will transform the existing single-track Adentan-Dodowa road into a 22-kilometer dual carriageway with double lanes on each side, service lanes, and intersections to ease traffic con .
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Judicial Service, Ghana Police destroy large quantities of drugs behind Osu Castle

ModernGhana News - Fri, 09/08/2024 - 05:36
The Ghana Police Service and the Registry of the Circuit Courts in Accra destroyed huge quantities of drugs worth millions of cedis behind the Osu Castle in Accra. The drugs included 242 fertilizer bags of Indian hemp, 315 wraps of marijuana, and various packets of cocaine and heroin.
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Lactating mothers encouraged to drink cocoa products to boost breastfeeding  

ModernGhana News - Fri, 09/08/2024 - 05:36
The Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) has encouraged lactating mothers to consume cocoa products, to boost their production of breast milk for their babies. Mr Maxwell Kwabena Boagye, the Deputy Marketing Manager for Confectionary, said cocoa contained all the needed nutrients to aid breastfeeding.
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Revive Zuarungu meat factory in line with 24-hour economy – Chiefs tells Mahama

ModernGhana News - Fri, 09/08/2024 - 05:36
The chiefs and people of Bolgatanga East District in the Upper East Region have appealed to former President John Dramani Mahama to revamp the defunct Zuarungu meat factory when elected president on December 7.
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Rwanda’s parkour pioneer

BBC Africa - Thu, 08/08/2024 - 18:04
Rwanda’s only official parkour athlete, Niyonzima Alfred, on the dedication it takes to reach the top of the sport.
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Double whammy for the Kenyan president's tax plans

BBC Africa - Thu, 08/08/2024 - 01:49
Most of President William Ruto's plans for the economy since coming to power are in tatters.
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How war has hurt Ethiopia’s Olympic hopes

BBC Africa - Wed, 07/08/2024 - 19:50
Ethiopia is still counting the cost of a two-year war in the country, with around 100 athletes among the casualties of the conflict.
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Sudanese business owner says nowhere left to go after riots

BBC Africa - Wed, 07/08/2024 - 11:46
Attackers came shouting the man's name before setting his cafe on fire in Belfast.
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The Moroccan breakdancer chasing Olympic gold

BBC Africa - Wed, 07/08/2024 - 11:24
B-Girl El Mamouny is one of two representatives for her country and part of the very first cohort to enter breakdancing at the Olympics.
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Joy and relief as South Africa manages to keep its lights on

BBC Africa - Wed, 07/08/2024 - 01:10
After experiencing regular power cuts for 17 years there are signs things are now working properly.
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