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Zimbabwe launches gold coins to tackle soaring inflation

Mon, 07/25/2022 - 21:36
Each coin will be priced at the international market rate for an ounce of gold plus 5% for costs.
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'My dad burnt my training gear' - Tobi Amusan on road to 100m hurdles world record

Mon, 07/25/2022 - 19:32
Tobi Amusan is the new 100m hurdles world record holder and world champion, but still remembers her father burning her running gear.
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Kenya Election 2022: The struggle of women aspirants in marginalised communities

Mon, 07/25/2022 - 16:04
The number of women hoping to be elected is rising but they still face cultural and religious challenges.
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Wafcon 2022: Refiloe Jane hopes win will unite South Africa

Mon, 07/25/2022 - 13:45
Captain Refiloe Jane hopes South Africa winning the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco can bring together a nation undergoing social hardships.
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Tunisia referendum: Voters decide whether to increase president's powers

Mon, 07/25/2022 - 13:20
President Saied says the reforms will strengthen the country but opponents see them as a betrayal.
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Nigeria's Tobi Amusan breaks 100m hurdles world record with time of 12.12 seconds

Mon, 07/25/2022 - 10:17
Nigeria's Tobi Amusan breaks the 100m hurdles world record before going on to win gold in the World Athletics Championships final.
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Kenya election: Why health care is such a key issue

Mon, 07/25/2022 - 01:59
The lack of health cover in Kenya means Herima Mwakima used all her savings to keep her brother alive.
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Tunisia vote marks a death of a dream for some Arab Spring protesters

Mon, 07/25/2022 - 01:39
On Monday Tunisians will vote on a new constitution that has been internationally criticised.
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Face to face with the bandit warlords of Nigeria

Mon, 07/25/2022 - 01:25
BBC Africa Eye has tracked down the ultra-violent bandit warlords who are raiding villages and abducting schoolchildren across north-western Nigeria.
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Italy migrants: Nearly 1,200 arrive by boat in 24 hours

Sun, 07/24/2022 - 16:18
Officials warn that immigration centres are being overwhelmed by the pace of new arrivals.
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Tsegay gold strengthens Ethiopian grip on medals table

Sun, 07/24/2022 - 15:46
Guday Tsegay claims Ethiopia's fourth gold medal of the World Athletics Championships when winning the women's 5000m.
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Russian foreign minister begins tour of Africa

Sun, 07/24/2022 - 13:27
Sergei Lavrov is in Egypt as Moscow counters international anger over the war in Ukraine.
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Kenya: Life on the front-line of severe food shortages

Sun, 07/24/2022 - 04:05
The BBC's Anne Soy reports from the Horn of Africa, where US officials warn of a "hunger catastrophe".
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Tunisia referendum: President Kais Saied seeks mandate to extend powers

Sun, 07/24/2022 - 01:18
The North African is set to vote on a constitution that seeks to extend President Kais Saied's powers.
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Wafcon 2022: South Africa beat Morocco to win first title

Sun, 07/24/2022 - 00:23
South Africa end decades of heartbreak and four previous final failures as they beat host nation Morocco 2-1 to win the Women's Africa Cup of Nations for the first time.
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England v South Africa: Katherine Brunt becomes record wicket-taker in convincing win

Sat, 07/23/2022 - 19:34
England overcame an improved performance from South Africa to comfortably win the second Twenty20 by six wickets at Worcester.
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Nigerian kidney theft: Third charge over organ-harvesting plot

Sat, 07/23/2022 - 12:22
It is alleged Obinna Obeta was involved in a plot to exploit a Nigerian man and take his kidney.
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BBC Sport Africa TV: Marc-Vivien Foe's lost legacy in Cameroon

Sat, 07/23/2022 - 11:18
BBC Sport Africa asks why a sports complex which the late Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe started to build has fallen into disrepair despite government pledges.
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Hausas in Sudan: The pilgrims' descendants fighting for acceptance

Sat, 07/23/2022 - 01:14
Why a demand by Sudan's Hausa community to have more land rights led to the death of 100 people.
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Tunisia referendum: A nation divided

Fri, 07/22/2022 - 20:10
President Kais Saied may succeed in tightening his grip through a constitutional referendum on 25 July.
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