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Beirut blast: How a disaster bought three strangers together from Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and Lebanon

Wed, 10/13/2021 - 08:11
When the Beirut blast destroyed a tower block many were missing, including an Ethiopian woman who lived there.
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Ghana’s role in honouring a US civil rights hero

Wed, 10/13/2021 - 01:23
A state-of-the-art complex is to be built in Ghana to remember WEB Du Bois.
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ICJ rejects Kenya case in Somalia maritime border row

Tue, 10/12/2021 - 18:40
Judges rule largely in Somalia's favour in a row over a potentially oil-rich area of the sea.
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Senegal through to Africa's World Cup play-offs

Tue, 10/12/2021 - 17:02
Senegal beat Namibia 3-1 to become the first team through to Africa's play-offs for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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Fifa lifts international ban on Chad

Tue, 10/12/2021 - 12:21
Chad are readmitted to international football after Fifa ends a six-month ban handed out for governmental interference in the FA.
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Africa's iconic architecture in 12 buildings

Tue, 10/12/2021 - 01:41
Two architects are determined to showcase the architecture of Africa to the world - past and present.
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Burkina Faso: 'Forgiveness comes from God, but justice is needed' says Mariam Sankara

Mon, 10/11/2021 - 19:55
Thomas Sankara's widow speaks as the trial of those accused of killing her husband commences.
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Boston Marathon: Kipruto and Kipyogei land Kenyan double

Mon, 10/11/2021 - 19:19
Kenyans Benson Kipruto and Diana Kipyogei win the men's and women's races respectively at Monday's Boston Marathon.
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Army launches offensive on all fronts - rebels

Mon, 10/11/2021 - 18:21
Artillery, tanks, jets and drones are being used to reinvade the Tigray region, rebel forces say.
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2022 World Cup: Cameroon beat Mozambique despite delayed arrival in Morocco

Mon, 10/11/2021 - 17:07
Cameroon beat Mozambique in African World Cup qualifying despite arriving in Morocco less than 12 hours before kick-off.
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Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara's brothers remember his modest and principled lifestyle

Mon, 10/11/2021 - 14:55
Thomas Sankara's brothers share some memories they have of the Burkinabé revolutionary.
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Nigeria's Kwara state suspends school head over flogging video

Mon, 10/11/2021 - 13:11
One man tells the BBC he asked the Quranic school to punish his daughter for drinking alcohol.
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Malaria vaccine 'will change African lives forever'

Mon, 10/11/2021 - 08:49
As African countries get the vaccine, Newsbeat speaks to two people who've grown up with Malaria.
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Thomas Sankara trial in Burkina Faso: Who killed 'Africa's Che Guevara'?

Mon, 10/11/2021 - 01:23
Thirty-four years after the killing of Burkina Faso President Thomas Sankara, 14 men finally go on trial.
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2022 World Cup: Balogun and Nigeria avenge shock CAR loss

Sun, 10/10/2021 - 20:04
Leon Balogun opens the scoring as Nigeria beat CAR 2-0 on Sunday, as the Super Eagles swiftly avenge their shock loss on Thursday.
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How will Google spend $1bn investment in Africa?

Sun, 10/10/2021 - 13:50
Google’s $1bn pledge is the biggest investment by the US tech company in Africa. But how will it be allocating the funds?
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Colombian nun kidnapped in Mali in 2017 is freed

Sun, 10/10/2021 - 01:49
Gloria Cecilia Narváez was kidnapped by Islamist militants while working as a missionary.
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Karl Namnganda urges CAR to 'dream of impossible' after beating Nigeria

Sat, 10/09/2021 - 18:40
Karl Namnganda says Central African Republic must "dream of the impossible" after beating Nigeria in World Cup qualification.
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2022 World Cup: South Africa beat Ethiopia, Guinea draw with Sudan

Sat, 10/09/2021 - 17:04
South Africa beat Ethiopia 3-1 in African World Cup qualifying, but Guinea's hopes are dented after a draw with Sudan.
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Coronavirus in DR Congo: How funds went missing - report

Sat, 10/09/2021 - 10:02
Dodgy accounting and unofficial bonuses plague the nation's virus response, says the Congo Research Group.
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