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UK uproar as Africa deportees not contacted

Mon, 12/03/2018 - 01:07
Campaigners say the government lacks "decency" for not contacting Commonwealth citizens it deported.
Categories: Africa

Raja Casablanca win 2018 Confed Cup

Sun, 12/02/2018 - 22:07
Morocco's Raja Casablanca survive a fight-back from DR Congo's AS Vita Club in Kinshasa to win the 2018 African Confederation Cup 4-3 on aggregate.
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Cedric Bakambu: DR Congo striker says Chinese Cup win caps 'amazing season'

Sun, 12/02/2018 - 18:19
Democratic Republic of Congo striker Cedric Bakambu insists lifting the Chinese Cup caps an 'amazing' season for him and his club, Beijing Guoan.
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George Kweku Davies: Sierra Leone forward flying high in Latvia

Sun, 12/02/2018 - 16:51
Sierra Leone international George Kweku Davies says he hopes his trophy success with Riga FC in Latvia will be a "stepping stone" in his career.
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Burundi warned after ex-President Buyoya arrest warrant

Sun, 12/02/2018 - 15:00
The African Union is worried the arrest warrant for an ex-leader could reignite ethnic tensions.
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Muhoroni FC to Everton FC: Refugee finding a new life in Liverpool through football

Sun, 12/02/2018 - 08:31
Refugee Jacob Vieira has come a long way from Kenya and is making a new life, with thanks to Everton in the Community and his new friend Lee.
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The Ugandan love of grasshoppers - and how to harvest them

Sun, 12/02/2018 - 03:10
It is grasshopper season in Uganda, where they are seen as a nutritious delicacy - either boiled or deep-fried.
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'Hakuna Matata' and other unlikely trademarked phrases

Sun, 12/02/2018 - 01:20
Some in Kenya have taken offence at Disney's use of the Swahili phrase for Lion King merchandise.
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The devastating effects of drought and severe weather in Mozambique

Sun, 12/02/2018 - 01:04
Mário Macilau has produced a photo series on the people of Mozambique effected by severe weather
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Nigeria beat SA on penalties to win 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Sat, 12/01/2018 - 20:42
Nigeria are crowned the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations champions, beating South Africa 4-3 on penalties in the final in Accra on Saturday.
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Egyptian actress Rania Youssef charged over revealing dress

Sat, 12/01/2018 - 18:56
Rania Youssef is accused of "inciting debauchery" for wearing a see-through outfit, reports say.
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Burkina Faso: Four police among five dead in IED blast

Sat, 12/01/2018 - 14:58
Five people including four officers die in an IED attack on a road in the eastern region.
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Africa lags behind in Fifa development funding

Sat, 12/01/2018 - 14:50
Nineteen African football associations have failed to access funds from the Fifa Forward Development Programme that was launched in May 2016.
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Zanzibar teenager on playing taarab music on the violin

Sat, 12/01/2018 - 04:26
Zanzibari teenager Neema Florence Surrie explains why she loves to play traditional taarab music.
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US-Somali Congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar on hijabs in Congress

Sat, 12/01/2018 - 04:24
US-Somali Congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar wants a law change to allow the wearing of hijabs in Congress.
Categories: Africa

Namibia's success in the fight against HIV

Sat, 12/01/2018 - 03:15
Namibia's data-driven approach to HIV has helped it become successful in tackling its spread.
Categories: Africa

TEDWomen: Vibrations offer new way to track elephants

Sat, 12/01/2018 - 02:24
A technique used to study earthquakes have been adapted to track elephants in the wild.
Categories: Africa

Cameroon beat Mali 4-2 to clinch place at Women's World Cup

Fri, 11/30/2018 - 19:51
Cameroon beat Mali 4-2 in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations third place play-off match in Cape Coast to seal a spot at next year's Women's World Cup.
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Cameroon stripped of hosting 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Fri, 11/30/2018 - 19:50
Cameroon are stripped of hosting next year's Africa Cup of Nations, says the Confederation of African Football.
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Judith Chesang was killed by her husband on 1 October 2018, in front of her sister.

Fri, 11/30/2018 - 18:19
The BBC found 47 women reported to have died in gender-related killings on October 1st 2018. Judy Chesang was one of them.
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