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Babacar Sarr: How did an international footballer become a wanted man - then disappear?

Sat, 07/03/2020 - 04:59
Babacar Sarr is on the run from rape accusations in Norway.
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Kenya-Somali row: Has a phone call brought peace?

Fri, 06/03/2020 - 19:13
Kenya accused its neighbour of staging an "unwarranted attack" on its territory.
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Nine footballers die in Guinea bus crash

Fri, 06/03/2020 - 12:10
A bus crash in Guinea results in the deaths of nine players from second division side Etoile de Guinee.
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Coronavirus: What misinformation has spread in Africa?

Fri, 06/03/2020 - 02:53
Which claims about the coronavirus are gaining the most traction in Africa?
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Zimbabweans 'most biased against women'

Thu, 05/03/2020 - 18:05
The UN Development Programme analysed biases against gender in 75 countries around the world.
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Coronavirus: South Africa's President Ramaphosa warns of crisis

Thu, 05/03/2020 - 16:46
The first case in South Africa has been detected in a 38-year-old who visited Italy with his wife.
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Coronavirus: How ready is Africa for an outbreak of Covid-19?

Thu, 05/03/2020 - 12:41
Africa is yet to suffer a major outbreak of the coronavirus Covid 19, but if it did strike the consequences could be catastrophic. BBC correspondents around the continent explain.
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Nigeria housing: 'I live in a floating slum' in Lagos

Thu, 05/03/2020 - 01:51
Millions of Nigerians live in flimsy housing under very precarious circumstances.
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The Ethiopian man leading the fight against the coronavirus

Wed, 04/03/2020 - 01:14
As World Health Organization chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has people hanging on his every word.
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Coronavirus: South Africa's economic victims

Wed, 04/03/2020 - 01:01
How a health crisis on the other side of the world spelled disaster for a South African industry.
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Nneamaka Anyanwu: 'I'm empowering girls through basketball'

Tue, 03/03/2020 - 15:24
Nneamaka Anyanwu started an initiative to help underprivileged girls in Nigeria through basketball.
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Why are Kenyan pupils not getting enough sleep?

Tue, 03/03/2020 - 13:05
Kenyan pupils are increasingly being asked to be at school by 6:30am despite classes not starting until 8am.
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Letter from Africa: Fake news and Nigeria's media

Tue, 03/03/2020 - 01:17
He was pilloried after a false story circulated that he had thrown a tantrum at the US consulate.
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Cameroonian filmmaker: 'Why I made a film for £5,000'

Mon, 02/03/2020 - 12:29
Olivier Assoua migrated to Europe at 16 - years later he returned to Cameroon to make a film about migration.
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Letter from Africa: Ethiopia's lost Armenian community

Mon, 02/03/2020 - 02:33
A church and a social club remain as echoes of a once thriving group which played an important role in the country.
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Training troops for the 'world's most dangerous' peacekeeping mission

Mon, 02/03/2020 - 01:00
The British Army is preparing to send troops into Mali, to join a UN peacekeeping mission.
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War of words as Nigerian English recognised by Oxford English Dictionary

Sun, 01/03/2020 - 01:50
Not everyone is happy that the Oxford English Dictionary now includes several unique Nigerian words.
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The music teacher who makes his own trombones

Fri, 28/02/2020 - 17:45
Dan Abisi learnt how to make brass instruments after he noticed a rise in popularity in schools.
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The Ethiopians returning home to start businesses

Thu, 27/02/2020 - 14:18
The Ethiopian government is asking citizens living abroad to return home and help expand its economy.
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Alphonso Davies: From refugee to Bayern Munich

Tue, 25/02/2020 - 23:05
Ninteeen-year-old Canada international Alphonso Davies tells Football Focus about his journey from refugee to Bayern Munich.
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