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Mali stun AWCON hosts Ghana as Cameroon beat Algeria

BBC Africa - Tue, 20/11/2018 - 19:49
All four Group A is Mali stun Ghana's Black Queens when beating the Africa Women's Cup of Nations hosts 2-1 in the Ghanaian capital Accra.
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Executed Tanzanian hero's grandson takes DNA test to find lost skull

BBC Africa - Tue, 20/11/2018 - 18:04
Tanzanian chief Mangi Meli's skull has been missing since his execution by German colonialists in 1900.
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Kenyan villagers dance the 'waley' to praise their cows

BBC Africa - Tue, 20/11/2018 - 01:28
Villagers in one area of Kenya mark the rainy season with a unique song and dance competition.
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Starting a national team in a nation that doesn’t exist

BBC Africa - Tue, 20/11/2018 - 01:07
Somaliland is not a UN recognised nation but this has not stopped four men attempting to develop a national football set-up.
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Seedorf on facing Brazil

BBC Africa - Mon, 19/11/2018 - 18:39
Cameroon boss Clarence Seedorf's first visit to Milton Keynes sees his new side face Brazil at Stadium MK as he looks to build a new career as a coach.
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Gay rugby player Kenneth Macharia in deportation persecution fear

BBC Africa - Mon, 19/11/2018 - 17:11
Bristol Bisons's Kenneth Macharia says he will suffer violence if he is forced to return to Kenya.
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Qualified teams continue Nations Cup preparation with friendlies

BBC Africa - Mon, 19/11/2018 - 15:52
Five of the countries who have qualified for next year's Nations Cup finals will continue preparations with friendly internationals on Tuesday.
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Meet the UK's only black female history professor

BBC Africa - Mon, 19/11/2018 - 05:35
Olivette Otele is the first black woman to be made a professor of history in the UK and she's on this year's BBC 100 Women list.
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Women shouldn't have to feel 'grateful' for opportunities

BBC Africa - Mon, 19/11/2018 - 05:33
We have to "try that much harder" to get girls an education, UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed tells BBC 100 Women.
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Letter from Africa: Sudan's fashion police shave off afros

BBC Africa - Mon, 19/11/2018 - 01:20
Dress is a touchy subject in Sudan, where fashion can get you into trouble - now men are being targeted.
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Afcon 2019: Mauritania, Guinea, Ivory Coast qualify

BBC Africa - Sun, 18/11/2018 - 20:59
Mauritania qualify for an Africa Cup of Nations finals for the first time in their history as Guinea and Ivory Coast also go through to Cameroon 2019.
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Hana Zeratsyon: The women smashing Ethiopia's glass ceiling

BBC Africa - Sun, 18/11/2018 - 02:45
Male dominance in Ethiopia is being challenged with the appointment of women to powerful government posts, writes Hana Zeratsyon.
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The women keeping peace... in the deadliest place

BBC Africa - Sun, 18/11/2018 - 01:31
The UN wants to recruit more women as peacekeepers. In Mali at present they make up just 3% of a 15,000-strong force.
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Nigerian special effects makeup artist on creating gore for Nollywood

BBC Africa - Sun, 18/11/2018 - 01:18
Meet the special effects makeup artist creating blood and gore for the Nigerian film industry.
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African Footballer Of The Year: Watch goals from our 2018 AFOTY nominees

BBC Africa - Sat, 17/11/2018 - 20:13
Watch some of the best goals scored by BBC Sport's African footballer of the year nominees in 2018.
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African Footballer of the Year 2018 nominee: Kalidou Koulibaly profile

BBC Africa - Sat, 17/11/2018 - 20:04
BBC Sport profiles Senegal and Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, a nominee for the BBC African Footballer of the Year award 2018.
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Vote for your BBC African Footballer of the Year: Benatia, Koulibaly, Mane, Partey, Salah

BBC Africa - Sat, 17/11/2018 - 19:57
Vote for your BBC African Footballer of the Year from the shortlist of Medhi Benatia, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sadio Mane, Thomas Partey and Mohamed Salah.
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Zambia's Barbra Banda: The striker who is also a boxer

BBC Africa - Sat, 17/11/2018 - 10:18
Barbra Banda, who will play for Zambia at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations starting on Saturday, is also a top-level boxer.
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Ghanaian-American director Blitz Bazawule on new film

BBC Africa - Fri, 16/11/2018 - 03:08
Ghanaian-American rapper turned director Blitz Bazawule talks about his new film
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Is teenage pregnancy in Kenya really on the rise?

BBC Africa - Fri, 16/11/2018 - 02:59
Reports of girls giving birth in the exam period prompted a government inquiry into teenage pregnancy.
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