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Zambia U20 coach hails team's 'fighting spirit'

Thu, 01/06/2017 - 17:31
Zambia coach Beston Chambeshi praises his players as they prepare to face Italy in a Fifa Under-20 World Cup quarter-final tie.
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Libyan Manchester attacker 'was brainwashed'

Thu, 01/06/2017 - 17:14
A former friend of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi says he met so-called Islamic State in Libya.
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Over 40 people 'die of thirst' in Sahara Desert

Thu, 01/06/2017 - 16:46
The group were travelling from West Africa to Libya and their truck broke down, six survivors say.
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Ethiopia blocks internet 'to stop exam cheats'

Thu, 01/06/2017 - 15:03
One government official claimed the blackout was designed to prevent online leaks of exam papers.
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Woman arrested in Liberia torture probe

Thu, 01/06/2017 - 14:59
The 51-year-old suspect was arrested in east London and a second property was also searched.
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Senegal eliminated from U-20 World Cup

Thu, 01/06/2017 - 12:00
Senegal's young Lions of Teranga exit the Fifa Under-20 World Cup in South Korea after a 1-0 defeat to Mexico.
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Twins in sub-Saharan Africa 'more likely to die' in early childhood

Thu, 01/06/2017 - 03:29
The first study to look at twins in the region says urgent improvements are needed.
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All that glitters

Thu, 01/06/2017 - 01:51
In our series of letters from African journalists, veteran Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene reflects on the "galamsey" phenomenon.
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Kenya's first new railway in a century has opened

Wed, 31/05/2017 - 21:04
Kenya has opened a major new railway between the port city of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi.
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Nigeria policemen 'killed by navy' in Calabar

Wed, 31/05/2017 - 17:39
A traffic dispute reportedly leads to a police station being set on fire by naval officers.
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In pictures

Wed, 31/05/2017 - 14:30
A peek at Africa's newest railway, running from Kenya's capital, Nairobi, to the port city of Mombasa.
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Votes for food

Wed, 31/05/2017 - 01:15
In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu looks at how Kenya's staple has been the source of intrigue.
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The magic words that reduce road deaths

Tue, 30/05/2017 - 23:51
Safety stickers on Kenya's notoriously hazardous buses have saved hundreds of lives.
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Your ambulance stories

Tue, 30/05/2017 - 14:10
We are investigating emergency services in Africa. How long did it take an ambulance to respond to your emergency situation?
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Migrant crisis: Packed dinghy catches fire off Spanish coast

Tue, 30/05/2017 - 05:10
More than 30 people travelling to Europe in the boat were saved by the Spanish coast guard.
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The gospel train

Sun, 28/05/2017 - 01:04
For 20 years, a Christian group has held prayers on a train carriage during their one hour commute.
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Egypt hits 'jihadist camps' after attack on Coptic Christians

Fri, 26/05/2017 - 23:13
The military strike, reportedly in Libya, follows a deadly attack on Coptic Christians.
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Legal victory for Kenya hunter-gatherers

Fri, 26/05/2017 - 20:20
A court blocks the Kenyan government's plan to evict hunter-gatherers from their ancestral land.
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Burundi orders couples to wed amid drive to 'moralise society'

Fri, 26/05/2017 - 17:58
The government order comes after President Pierre Nkurunziza launched a campaign "to moralise society".
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Zambia expels South Africa's Mmusi Maimane

Fri, 26/05/2017 - 17:21
Mmusi Maimane had planned to attend the treason case of Zambia's main opposition leader.
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