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Why are Kenyan pupils not getting enough sleep?

Tue, 03/03/2020 - 13:05
Kenyan pupils are increasingly being asked to be at school by 6:30am despite classes not starting until 8am.
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Letter from Africa: Fake news and Nigeria's media

Tue, 03/03/2020 - 01:17
He was pilloried after a false story circulated that he had thrown a tantrum at the US consulate.
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Cameroonian filmmaker: 'Why I made a film for £5,000'

Mon, 02/03/2020 - 12:29
Olivier Assoua migrated to Europe at 16 - years later he returned to Cameroon to make a film about migration.
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Letter from Africa: Ethiopia's lost Armenian community

Mon, 02/03/2020 - 02:33
A church and a social club remain as echoes of a once thriving group which played an important role in the country.
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Training troops for the 'world's most dangerous' peacekeeping mission

Mon, 02/03/2020 - 01:00
The British Army is preparing to send troops into Mali, to join a UN peacekeeping mission.
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War of words as Nigerian English recognised by Oxford English Dictionary

Sun, 01/03/2020 - 01:50
Not everyone is happy that the Oxford English Dictionary now includes several unique Nigerian words.
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The music teacher who makes his own trombones

Fri, 28/02/2020 - 17:45
Dan Abisi learnt how to make brass instruments after he noticed a rise in popularity in schools.
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The Ethiopians returning home to start businesses

Thu, 27/02/2020 - 14:18
The Ethiopian government is asking citizens living abroad to return home and help expand its economy.
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Alphonso Davies: From refugee to Bayern Munich

Tue, 25/02/2020 - 23:05
Ninteeen-year-old Canada international Alphonso Davies tells Football Focus about his journey from refugee to Bayern Munich.
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Refugees in South Africa: 'Give us a place where we can be safe'

Sun, 02/02/2020 - 01:48
Refugees crammed into a church in the South African city of Cape Town are desperate to move.
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US travel ban: Nigeria's Buhari to comply with Trump's new visa rules

Sat, 01/02/2020 - 17:02
President Muhammadu Buhari says he wants "productive relations" with the US.
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South Africa: Search for killers of miners 'stoned to death'

Sat, 01/02/2020 - 15:58
The victims' bodies were found lying in the streets of Matholeville district in Johannesburg.
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Fifa President Infantino proposes Africa Cup of Nations be held every four years

Sat, 01/02/2020 - 14:46
Fifa President, Gianni Infantino, proposes that the Africa Cup of Nations be held every four years instead of two.
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Tanzania 'anti-gay' force official Paul Makonda banned from US

Sat, 01/02/2020 - 13:35
Paul Makonda launched a surveillance squad dedicated to hunting down gay people in Dar es Salaam.
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Nigeria's Fola David: Doctor by day, artist by night

Sat, 01/02/2020 - 10:00
Despite having a day job as a medical doctor, Fola David doubles as a visual artist.
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Manchester United land deadline-day striker after last-gasp search

Sat, 01/02/2020 - 02:43
How lifelong supporter Odion Ighalo became the answer to Manchester United's striker woes in a deadline day twist.
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Lina Ben Mhenni: The woman who blogged Tunisia's revolution

Sat, 01/02/2020 - 02:14
"Freedom, better education and health: that's all we wanted," one of Lina Ben Mhenni's friends says.
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US bans immigration visas for Nigeria and Eritrea

Fri, 31/01/2020 - 23:46
Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, is among the countries subject to the new immigration ban.
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Greta Thunberg seeks Africa climate change action

Fri, 31/01/2020 - 18:52
The teen activist, joined by African peers, says the problem is under-reported.
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Female genital mutilation: Parents arrested after death of girl in Egypt

Fri, 31/01/2020 - 17:35
An aunt and a doctor who allegedly carried out the illegal procedure are also detained in Asyut.
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