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Egyptian giants Zamalek sack coach Augusto Inacio

Thu, 27/07/2017 - 21:29
Portuguese coach Augusto Inacio is sacked by Egyptian giants Zamalek after less than four months in charge of the Cairo based side.
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Senegal's Ismaila Sarr 'rejects Barcelona' for Rennes move

Thu, 27/07/2017 - 12:51
Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr says he decided to move to French side Stade Rennes ahead of a proposed move to Spanish giants Barcelona.
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Hunger in first 1,000 days

Thu, 27/07/2017 - 09:58
How child malnutrition affects communities across Ghana.
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What do Somali women learn at marriage school?

Thu, 27/07/2017 - 09:31
The centre encourages women to open up emotionally, as well as teaching cooking and other skills.
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Rami Ruhayem: Burning boats in the Med

Thu, 27/07/2017 - 02:42
The EU wants to shut down the migrant route from Libya, but deaths on the Mediterranean are on the rise.
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Ghana's dancing pallbearers bring funeral joy

Wed, 26/07/2017 - 01:33
Pallbearers are lifting the mood in Ghana with flamboyant coffin-carrying displays.
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A life left behind

Wed, 26/07/2017 - 01:25
In our series of letters from African journalists, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers why women abducted by Boko Haram and then released would choose to return to their captors.
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Tanzania's albino footballers team up with Everton FC

Tue, 25/07/2017 - 14:36
They've been training with Everton as part of their fight-back against dangerous prejudice.
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Stravinsky in South Africa: The composer who defied apartheid

Tue, 25/07/2017 - 01:13
When celebrated Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky visited South Africa in 1962, he defied racist laws to perform his music to a black audience.
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Dan Saladino: Trying the berry and porcupine diet

Sun, 23/07/2017 - 01:19
The Hadza are one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer tribes in the world. Could their diet hold lessons for everyone?
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Singers and skippers

Fri, 21/07/2017 - 09:12
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
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Man who migrated twice

Fri, 21/07/2017 - 02:04
What is life like for those involved in Europe's great migration?
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Emmanuel Igunza: Inside 'Africa's Mecca'

Fri, 21/07/2017 - 02:02
Our correspondent visits the ancient city of Harar as it celebrates its 1,010th anniversary.
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Yousra Elbagir: Sudan's 'big and beautiful' pills for women

Thu, 20/07/2017 - 01:32
In our series of letters from African journalists, Yousra Elbagir explores Sudanese women's appetite for weight gain pills.
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Three Kenyan men sentenced to death for stripping woman

Wed, 19/07/2017 - 18:52
The incident was recorded and shared widely on social media in Kenya three years ago.
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Aston Villa sign Egypt's Elmohamady

Wed, 19/07/2017 - 18:24
Aston Villa sign full-back Ahmed Elmohamady from Hull City for £1m on a three-year contract.
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Radical changes to Nations Cup await rubber-stamping

Wed, 19/07/2017 - 17:18
Dramatic changes to the Africa Cup of Nations, including its expansion and changing its timing, now await rubber-stamping by Caf's executive committee.
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'Her generosity cost her life'

Wed, 19/07/2017 - 16:59
Prudence Mabele was one of the first South African black women to say publicly she had HIV.
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Zimbabwe: Lion kills 10-year-old girl in Chiredzi

Wed, 19/07/2017 - 14:34
Zimbabwe police say the child was relieving herself at night when she was dragged away.
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Protection for Zuma critic after death threats

Wed, 19/07/2017 - 13:30
ANC MP Makhosi Khoza has been sent death threats, saying she has 21 days to live.
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