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New era begins for African Champions League

Thu, 11/05/2017 - 13:36
The African Champions League begins a new era this weekend with an expanded group stage featuring 16 teams.
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UK election and Africa

Thu, 11/05/2017 - 12:52
Do you have any questions about how the UK elections will affect Africa?
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Zanzibar floods close schools

Thu, 11/05/2017 - 12:01
All schools on the island of Zanzibar are closed temporarily due to flooding after heavy rains.
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Egypt 'uncovers burial chamber of pharaoh's daughter'

Thu, 11/05/2017 - 11:18
The 3,700-year-old chamber contained jars likely filled with the organs of King Emnikamaw's daughter.
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How to play a single note for 46 minutes

Thu, 11/05/2017 - 10:55
Saxophone player Femi Kuti narrowly missed out on setting a new record for playing a single note, but says he will try again to break the 47 minutes and 5 seconds target.
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Fragile state

Thu, 11/05/2017 - 01:30
Can the latest international conference help the troubled state?
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Released but not free

Wed, 10/05/2017 - 01:16
Twenty-one Chibok girls released in October 2016 have not been reunited with their families.
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The conjoined twins hoping to become teachers

Wed, 10/05/2017 - 01:10
As they prepare to leave school, Tanzanian conjoined twins, Consolata and Maria, share their dreams for the future.
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Lamine Konkobo: French wind of change?

Tue, 09/05/2017 - 01:13
The newly-elected president vows to take his country's relationship with Africa into a new direction.
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Migrant crisis: On rescue patrol in the Mediterranean

Mon, 08/05/2017 - 22:16
The BBC's on board Save the Children's rescue boat as migrants flee Libya.
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Sulley Muntari: Uefa are not addressing 'serious issue' of racism

Mon, 08/05/2017 - 21:02
Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari says Uefa are not addressing the "serious issue" of racism in football.
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Chibok abductions

Mon, 08/05/2017 - 17:48
More than three years ago, 276 girls were abducted from a secondary school in northern Nigeria. BBC News looks at what we know.
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Aboakyer festival: The deer hunters of Ghana

Mon, 08/05/2017 - 13:36
Every May the people of the Ghanaian coastal town of Winneba celebrate their migration from Timbuktu with a traditional hunt, known as the Aboakyer festival.
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Nigeria Chibok girls: At least 80 freed by Boko Haram

Sat, 06/05/2017 - 22:54
The abduction of 276 girls in 2014 sparked a global outcry and the #BringBackOurGirls campaign.
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Tanzania school bus crash kills dozens

Sat, 06/05/2017 - 19:32
The students from a primary school in northern Tanzania were travelling to sit an exam.
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Ndidi and Mahrez score as Leicester win

Sat, 06/05/2017 - 19:05
Leicester City guarantee their Premier League survival with a deserved home victory over struggling Watford.
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Lille to sign Tunisia's Naim Sliti on permanent deal

Sat, 06/05/2017 - 17:26
French side Lille exercise their option to sign Tunisia midfielder Naim Sliti on a permanent deal from second-tier side Red Star.
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#Breaking2: Eliud Kipchoge goes close to sub-two hour marathon at Nike event

Sat, 06/05/2017 - 08:55
Eliud Kipchoge misses out on breaking two hours for a marathon by 26 seconds but his time will not be a world record.
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Sulley Muntari: Pescara midfielder who protested at racist abuse has ban overturned

Sat, 06/05/2017 - 01:00
Sulley Muntari has had the one-match ban he received after protesting against racist abuse overturned, says world players' union Fifpro.
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Somalia conflict: US suffers rare combat loss in al-Shabab clash

Fri, 05/05/2017 - 20:00
It is the first confirmed death of a member of the US military there since Black Hawk Down in 1993.
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