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Afcon 2021: Gabon grab late equaliser against Ghana

Fri, 14/01/2022 - 22:22
Gabon score a controversial late equaliser against Ghana to draw their Africa Cup of Nations Group C game 1-1.
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Afcon 2021: Malawi overcome Zimbabwe to boost last 16 hopes

Fri, 14/01/2022 - 19:49
Gabadinho Mhango scores twice as Malawi come back to beat Zimbabwe 2-1 and boost their hopes of reaching the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Afcon 2021: Morocco reach last 16 with victory over Comoros

Fri, 14/01/2022 - 19:17
Morocco advance to the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 victory over debutants Comoros in Group C.
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Afcon 2021: Senegal and Guinea on brink of last 16 after stalemate

Fri, 14/01/2022 - 16:11
Senegal and Guinea both move closer to reaching the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations following a 0-0 draw in their Group B game.
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Afcon 2021: Cape Verde's Roberto Lopes not overawed by Cameroon

Fri, 14/01/2022 - 14:04
Roberto 'Pico' Lopes insists Cape Verde will not be overawed by taking on hosts Cameroon in their final Group A game at the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Afcon 2021: Claude Le Roy says quality of tournament will improve

Fri, 14/01/2022 - 12:42
Disrupted preparations are a factor in a low-scoring start to the Africa Cup of Nations, according to former manager Claude Le Roy.
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Africa's week in pictures: 7-13 January 2022

Fri, 14/01/2022 - 01:40
A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.
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Secret audio sheds light on toppled dictator’s frantic last hours

Fri, 14/01/2022 - 01:10
The BBC has obtained extraordinary recordings believed to be of phone calls made by Tunisian ex president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali as he flew out of the country in 2011.
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Afcon 2021: Caf dismisses Tunisian complaint over match ending early

Fri, 14/01/2022 - 00:35
The Confederation of African Football dismisses a complaint from Tunisia's football federation about their game with Mali ending 13 seconds early.
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Afcon 2021: Hosts Cameroon reach knockout stage with 4-1 defeat of Ethiopia

Thu, 13/01/2022 - 19:12
Hosts Cameroon become the first team to qualify for the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations with an emphatic 4-1 win over Ethiopia in Group A.
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Kenya Power in the spotlight after nationwide blackout

Thu, 13/01/2022 - 15:18
Kenyans spent several hours with electricity this week, what are the underlying causes?
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Growing up behind bars in Kenya: 'Children believe prison is home'

Thu, 13/01/2022 - 14:58
In Kenya, around 200 children are currently held in confinement with their mothers who are serving prison sentences.
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Seychelles: The island nation hunting for a missing $50m

Wed, 12/01/2022 - 01:28
Six of Seychelles' most prominent citizens face charges amid a government crackdown on corruption.
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How old Ugandan negatives are bringing families back to life

Tue, 11/01/2022 - 01:14
The restored archive of a rural Ugandan photographer is helping people reconnect with their past.
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How KFC in Kenya got fried over its chip shortage

Sat, 08/01/2022 - 01:00
Kenyans called for a KFC boycott after it was discovered that its fries were imported from Egypt.
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Ethiopia civil war: Tigray hospital running out of food for starving children

Thu, 06/01/2022 - 15:20
The hospital treating Surafeal in Ethiopia's Tigray region is also running out of food.
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Africa's lost 'Motown' years rediscovered

Tue, 04/01/2022 - 01:02
African music from the 1980s is being digitised thanks to a young Parisian producer.
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South Africa's parliament building on fire again

Mon, 03/01/2022 - 21:22
One day after a fire at the parliament building in Cape Town, crews are tackling another blaze.
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Kora: The 'sacred' instrument of storytellers

Mon, 03/01/2022 - 12:43
Kadialy Kouyate is a Senegalese kora player teaching the only university-led course in the UK.
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Desmond Tutu funeral: Anti-apartheid campaigner remembered in Cape Town

Sat, 01/01/2022 - 13:17
The anti-apartheid campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize winner died last Sunday, aged 90.
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