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Aboakyer festival: The deer hunters of Ghana

Mon, 08/05/2017 - 13:36
Every May the people of the Ghanaian coastal town of Winneba celebrate their migration from Timbuktu with a traditional hunt, known as the Aboakyer festival.
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Nigeria Chibok girls: At least 80 freed by Boko Haram

Sat, 06/05/2017 - 22:54
The abduction of 276 girls in 2014 sparked a global outcry and the #BringBackOurGirls campaign.
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Tanzania school bus crash kills dozens

Sat, 06/05/2017 - 19:32
The students from a primary school in northern Tanzania were travelling to sit an exam.
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Ndidi and Mahrez score as Leicester win

Sat, 06/05/2017 - 19:05
Leicester City guarantee their Premier League survival with a deserved home victory over struggling Watford.
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Lille to sign Tunisia's Naim Sliti on permanent deal

Sat, 06/05/2017 - 17:26
French side Lille exercise their option to sign Tunisia midfielder Naim Sliti on a permanent deal from second-tier side Red Star.
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#Breaking2: Eliud Kipchoge goes close to sub-two hour marathon at Nike event

Sat, 06/05/2017 - 08:55
Eliud Kipchoge misses out on breaking two hours for a marathon by 26 seconds but his time will not be a world record.
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Sulley Muntari: Pescara midfielder who protested at racist abuse has ban overturned

Sat, 06/05/2017 - 01:00
Sulley Muntari has had the one-match ban he received after protesting against racist abuse overturned, says world players' union Fifpro.
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Somalia conflict: US suffers rare combat loss in al-Shabab clash

Fri, 05/05/2017 - 20:00
It is the first confirmed death of a member of the US military there since Black Hawk Down in 1993.
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Nigeria's President Buhari appears in public amid health concerns

Fri, 05/05/2017 - 19:35
The president is filmed at Friday prayers in Abuja amid ongoing concerns for his health.
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What is 'Biafrexit'?

Fri, 05/05/2017 - 19:05
Nnamdi Kanu is on bail after spending a year-and-a-half in jail without trial accused of treason over his campaign for a state of Biafra to break away from Nigeria.
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Benni McCarthy opens up on racism in football

Fri, 05/05/2017 - 17:19
South African footballer Benni McCarthy on overcoming the racist abuse he received playing in Europe.
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Algeria election: Governing coalition wins parliamentary vote

Fri, 05/05/2017 - 14:15
The governing coalition led by the National Liberation Front retains its majority in parliament.
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Durban's 'one stop shop' DJ

Fri, 05/05/2017 - 12:55
The DJ who has built a thriving music and entertainment business in Durban, South Africa.
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Africa's week in pictures: 28 April - 4 May 2017

Fri, 05/05/2017 - 09:44
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
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Stuart Baxter named South Africa coach for second time

Thu, 04/05/2017 - 17:30
Stuart Baxter is named as South Africa coach for a second time as he replaces Ephraim 'Shakes' Mashaba, who was sacked last year.
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South Africa’s Police Minister Mbalula on ANC divisions

Thu, 04/05/2017 - 14:07
South Africa’s Police Minister Fikile Mbalula tells Hardtalk that criticism of President Zuma is limited in the ANC.
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The women trying to keep Somalia safe

Thu, 04/05/2017 - 12:40
Being a police officer in Mogadishu is one of the most dangerous beats in the world, and it is even harder for women.
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Mercy mission

Thu, 04/05/2017 - 01:46
Five years ago a midwife in Kenya delivered a child with male and female sexual organs. The father told her to kill it, but instead she hid it and raised it as her own.
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Umaru Fofana: My time as a diamond miner

Wed, 03/05/2017 - 01:36
The BBC's Umaru Fofana tells how diamond mining helped give him his start in life.
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'Working from home'

Mon, 01/05/2017 - 17:48
In our series of letters from African journalists, Mannir Dan Ali writes that President Muhamadu Buhari has been accused of being as secretive about his health as his US counterpart Donald Trump has been about his tax returns.
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