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Kenya bans Rafiki ahead of Cannes debut over lesbian scenes

Fri, 27/04/2018 - 16:36
The Kenya Film Classification Board says Rafiki's lesbian scenes runs "counter to the law".
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The Tunisian who bakes bread for France's president

Fri, 27/04/2018 - 15:33
Mahmoud M'seddi won the right to supply baguettes to the French president for a year.
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Oil discovery besets Malawi fishermen

Fri, 27/04/2018 - 14:07
Fishing communities in Malawi worry that oil drilling will ruin their livelihoods.
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Will Ethiopians take to Pizza Hut?

Fri, 27/04/2018 - 12:20
The American food chain Pizza Hut is taking a slice of Ethiopia's fast-growing economy.
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100 Women: 'Mo Salah is so important to Muslim children like mine'

Fri, 27/04/2018 - 11:39
A British Muslim woman on what it means to have a role model for her children in Liverpool FC's "Egyptian King".
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Africa's week in pictures: 20-26 April 2018

Fri, 27/04/2018 - 01:41
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
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IAAF testosterone ruling 'a painful reminder' of apartheid-era South Africa, says ANC

Thu, 26/04/2018 - 21:33
Rules which could force some female runners with high testosterone levels to race against men or take medication are "blatantly racist", says the ANC.
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Nestlé withdraws 'degrading' wife-hunt ad campaign in Morocco

Thu, 26/04/2018 - 18:44
The food giant "regrets" an ad campaign in Morocco that saw women compete to win a man by cooking.
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Nomsa Maseko: Will a new name herald deeper change in Swaziland?

Thu, 26/04/2018 - 12:40
Life in sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy.
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'Guns, germs and trees' determine gorilla's fate

Thu, 26/04/2018 - 08:37
The largest ever survey of western lowland gorillas shows most are living in unprotected areas.
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African female bikers raising health awareness in Nigeria

Thu, 26/04/2018 - 01:41
Taking women's health awareness across Nigeria, on a motorbike.
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'I run for the family I'm not allowed to see'

Thu, 26/04/2018 - 01:19
Runner Salah Ameidan takes part in the Sahara Marathon every year - it's the closest he can get to his family, who live in territory governed by Morocco.
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Rodney Saunders: South Africa identifies body of missing horticulturalist

Wed, 25/04/2018 - 21:05
Horticulturalist Rodney Saunders and his wife disappeared in February, in a suspected IS kidnapping.
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Rwanda 'genocide-era' mass graves found

Wed, 25/04/2018 - 18:52
The graves are believed to date from the 1994 genocide, which left about 800,000 people dead.
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World Cup boost for Egypt and Mohamed Elneny

Wed, 25/04/2018 - 16:44
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says that Mohamed Elneny should recover from an ankle injury to be available for Egypt's World Cup campaign.
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Kenya's Omar considers Fifa case over sacking

Wed, 25/04/2018 - 13:39
Kenya defender Aboud Omar wants to complain to Fifa over his sacking by Bulgarian side Slavia Sofia as he denies the club's allegations.
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Elizabeth Ohene: Why did Swaziland take 50 years to change its name?

Wed, 25/04/2018 - 03:14
Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene supports the name eSwatini, but suggests "land of many wives".
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Letter from Africa: The country that took 50 years to change its name

Wed, 25/04/2018 - 03:14
Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene supports the name eSwatini, but suggests "land of many wives".
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Pimpin' rides, Uganda-style

Wed, 25/04/2018 - 02:35
The Ugandan entrepreneur finding success using African fabric to style car interiors.
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Stephanie Hegarty: Nigeria's tin mine healing ancient rifts

Wed, 25/04/2018 - 02:13
Old rifts between farmers and herders have led to conflict, but a new tin mine may heal the wounds.
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