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Africa Cup of Nations & Asian Cup: Which Premier League players are at the tournaments?

BBC Africa - Fri, 12/29/2023 - 23:53
BBC Sport looks at which players are due to be competing in the Africa Cup of Nations and the Asian Cup in January.
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South Africa files ICJ case accusing Israel of 'genocidal acts'

BBC Africa - Fri, 12/29/2023 - 22:19
Israel says it rejects the allegation "with disgust", calling it "baseless".
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Northern Ethiopia facing famine, says official

BBC Africa - Fri, 12/29/2023 - 17:23
A Tigray leader says his region is on the verge of starvation, which is denied by the federal government.
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Afua Asantewaa: Ghanaian media personality ends 126-hour singing marathon

BBC Africa - Fri, 12/29/2023 - 14:52
Afua Asantewaa's Guinness World Record attempt, which began on Christmas Eve, had a huge following.
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Burundi's President Ndayishimiye hits out over gay rights and aid

BBC Africa - Fri, 12/29/2023 - 14:05
A fervent Catholic, Évariste Ndayishimiye says homosexuals "should be stoned" and not granted rights.
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South Africa's shark spotters back in action as great whites return

BBC Africa - Fri, 12/29/2023 - 10:05
The measures being taken to keep holiday-makers apart from great white sharks in Cape Town.
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Ukraine war: International students complete exams abroad

BBC Africa - Fri, 12/29/2023 - 08:45
Foreign students whose degrees were cut short by Russia's invasion are able to complete their studies.
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Russia reopens embassy in Burkina Faso

BBC Africa - Thu, 12/28/2023 - 20:07
The move is the latest sign that the former French colony is pivoting towards Russia.
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Afcon: Club or country - what matters more?

BBC Africa - Thu, 12/28/2023 - 14:16
The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off while European football is still underway. But what is it like for a player to leave during the season?
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Liberia fuel tanker explosion kills more than 40

BBC Africa - Thu, 12/28/2023 - 11:26
People were scooping for fuel after the crash, with some of the bodies reduced to ashes, medics say.
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Club v country dilemma for the Africa Nations Cup

BBC Africa - Thu, 12/28/2023 - 09:46
As Premier League stars prepare to head to the Africa Cup of Nations, is the club versus country debate still relevant?
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DR Congo elections: Fayulu's supporters clash with police in Kinshasa

BBC Africa - Wed, 12/27/2023 - 19:17
Police have cracked down on an opposition protest to demand that the presidential poll be annulled.
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Zambia's Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo resigns over cash-on-table video

BBC Africa - Wed, 12/27/2023 - 15:46
The foreign minister says in his resignation letter that he is the victim of "malicious claims".
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Anesu Mushangwe: How Adelaide Strikers spinner used lemons to become a cricket star

BBC Africa - Wed, 12/27/2023 - 08:54
Women's Big Bash winner Anesu Mushangwe tells the BBC how lemons were vital in her early cricketing days in Zimbabwe.
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Sudan war: Heavy hearts for the artists painting the pain of conflict

BBC Africa - Wed, 12/27/2023 - 01:16
Exiled artist Galal Yousif says his work Man With a Heavy Heart embodies Sudan's loss since April.
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Afcon 2023: How well do you know the Africa Cup of Nations?

BBC Africa - Tue, 12/26/2023 - 11:14
How well do you know the Africa Cup of Nations? Test your knowledge in BBC Sport Africa's quiz before the 2023 finals in Ivory Coast.
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Spanish-Moroccan letters of forbidden love that were never received

BBC Africa - Tue, 12/26/2023 - 02:16
Confiscated messages written to Moroccan men by Spanish women reveal a history of taboo affairs.
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Nigeria’s viral ballet boy: From Lagos to elite dance school

BBC Africa - Mon, 12/25/2023 - 12:41
A clip of Anthony Madu pirouetting in the Lagos rain has given him and others wider ambitions.
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South African netballers lacked backing to match Rugby World Cup glory, says Bongi Msomi

BBC Africa - Sun, 12/24/2023 - 10:15
South Africa's netball team needed the backing given to the Springboks at the World Cup, says caps record-holder Bongi Msomi.
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Blitz Bazawule - the Ghanaian who dazzled Beyoncé takes on The Color Purple

BBC Africa - Sun, 12/24/2023 - 03:26
Blitz Bazawule, who grew up in Ghana, is behind a new adaptation of iconic book The Color Purple.
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