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Two European women held captive for more than a year in Niger freed in Libya

Thu, 22/10/2026 - 10:21
The aid workers from Switzerland and Austria are due to fly home on Thursday, reports say.
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Nigeria's first Ebola patient holidayed in Uganda, officials say

Wed, 21/10/2026 - 21:29
The wife of a diplomat based in Abuja travelled to Kampala for a vacation.
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South Africa's Andrews died of tear in artery around heart - autopsy

Wed, 21/10/2026 - 16:39
Former Sale player Hyron Andrews - who was found dead at his new team's hotel base before a Champions Cup match - died of natural causes, an autopsy finds.
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Is Ebola under control in Kenya after nine cases confirmed?

Wed, 21/10/2026 - 11:55
The US has advised its citizens to reconsider travelling to Kenya but the government tries to reassure people.
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Gambia to pay victims of Yahya Jammeh's rule from proceeds of his seized US mansion

Wed, 21/10/2026 - 10:31
The Gambia has confirmed receiving $2.5m from the sale of the house in Maryland.
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Sudan army drones hit mourners and fuel market killing more than 300 people, sources say

Tue, 20/10/2026 - 19:30
A truck carrying people to a funeral and a market alleged to be supplying fuel to the RSF were targeted.
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Bavuma epic drags SA back into Test - have they time to beat Australia?

Tue, 20/10/2026 - 18:27
Captain Temba Bavuma drags South Africa back into their Test series against Australia but did his side bat on too long on day three?
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Swimmer, 65, killed in shark attack off South Africa's east coast

Tue, 20/10/2026 - 17:58
Janine Lochrenberg, 65, was out on her daily morning swim with her club when she was attacked, her family tell the BBC.
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Kenya cult leader's children still being starved weeks before trial, son says

Tue, 20/10/2026 - 15:23
Dan Mackenzie initially defended his father but now says he felt he had to report his own grandmother.
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Morocco's first female prime minister caught between the king, clerics, and feminists

Tue, 20/10/2026 - 01:30
Will Fatima El Mansouri advance women’s rights amid religious and political barriers?
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Ex-West Brom & Stoke striker Berahino retires at 33

Mon, 19/10/2026 - 14:51
Saido Berahino, who cost Stoke City £12m when they signed him from West Bromwich Albion in January 2017, retires from football at 33.
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SA chief pledges review over 'disappointing' Test crowds

Thu, 15/10/2026 - 13:48
A senior South African cricket official pledges to order a review into the low crowd which attended the first Test against Australia in Durban.
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Mauritius reels from worst riots in decades after woman shot by police

Thu, 15/10/2026 - 10:17
Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam imposed a curfew after days of unrest that first began over water shortages.
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Coe aims for African 'legacy' with 2029 World Championships

Thu, 15/10/2026 - 10:16
Hosting the World Athletics Championships in Nairobi in 2029 will leave a "legacy of experience and expertise", according to the sport's top official Sebastian Coe.
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Coe aims for African 'legacy' with 2029 World Championships

Thu, 15/10/2026 - 10:16
Hosting the World Athletics Championships in Nairobi in 2029 will leave a "legacy of experience and expertise", according to the sport's top official Sebastian Coe.
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UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

Thu, 15/10/2026 - 09:28
The home secretary said she would not hesitate to impose measures on other countries "refusing to co-operate".
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Kenya confirms second Ebola case - a relative of the first victim

Wed, 14/10/2026 - 19:23
It follows the death last week of a man who had arrived in Kenya after travelling from DR Congo.
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Why Rwanda's deal for F1 race remains controversial

Wed, 14/10/2026 - 16:47
Formula 1 will return to Africa in the early 2030s, but Rwanda's deal to stage a race has prompted accusations of sportswashing against the country.
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Why Rwanda's deal for F1 race remains controversial

Wed, 14/10/2026 - 16:47
Formula 1 will return to Africa in the early 2030s, but Rwanda's deal to stage a race has prompted accusations of sportswashing against the country.
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Ghana's Semenyo 'froze' after alleged racist abuse, court told

Wed, 14/10/2026 - 16:16
A Liverpool fan denies racially aggravated behaviour during a match against Bournemouth in 2025.
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