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The British role in America's tainted past

Sat, 08/01/2020 - 22:08
Alongside calls for reform, historians say a re-examination of how US racism got to this point is needed.
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Enefiok Udo Obong's 12-year wait for Olympic gold

Sat, 08/01/2020 - 08:59
Nigeria's greatest Olympian ran his best race at Sydney 2000 - but would have to wait until 2012 for the result to be confirmed.
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Phyllis Omido: The woman who won $12m fighting lead battery poisoners

Sat, 08/01/2020 - 02:33
Kenyan activist Phyllis Omido has been ignored, harassed and arrested, but she never gave up.
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Napoli seal record deal for Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen

Fri, 07/31/2020 - 16:45
Nigeria's Victor Osimhen becomes the most expensive African player of all time as Napoli pay Lille a reported $96m.
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Tsitsi Dangarembga - Booker Prize nominee arrested in Zimbabwe

Fri, 07/31/2020 - 16:13
Tsitsi Dangarembga was detained as she took part in protest against alleged government corruption.
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Cameroon's Italia '90 captain Stephen Tataw dies

Fri, 07/31/2020 - 15:35
Stephen Eta Tataw, captain of the Indomitable Lions in their famous run to the quarter-finals of Italia '90, dies at the age of 57.
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South Africa's apartheid-era statues 'should be put in a theme park'

Fri, 07/31/2020 - 01:35
South African sculptor Pitika Ntuli on what we should do with reminders of colonial and racist history.
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Africa's week in pictures: 24-30 July 2020

Fri, 07/31/2020 - 01:31
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
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Zimbabwe police clear streets ahead of anti-government protests

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 17:56
Parts of the capital are deserted ahead of demonstrations that the government calls Western-backed.
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Hachalu Hundessa's father: 'He died standing for his people'

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 14:14
Hachalu Hundessa's father says that his son stood for truth and that he died standing for his people.
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Killer of Rafiki, Uganda's rare silverback mountain gorilla, jailed

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 11:06
The Ugandan hunter said that he had killed the animal in self defence when he was attacked.
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Caf president Ahmad undecided about pursuing second term

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 05:05
Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Ahmad says he is undecided on whether he should run for a second term in office next year.
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Nile dam row: Egypt fumes as Ethiopia celebrates

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 01:34
Concerns grow as Nile River nations fail to reach a deal on how to share the vital waters.
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Stella Immanuel - the doctor behind unproven coronavirus cure claim

Wed, 07/29/2020 - 18:47
Stella Immanuel has caught the US president's attention for claiming hydroxychloroquine cures Covid-19.
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Olympic stories: Françoise Mbango's leaps of love

Wed, 07/29/2020 - 17:58
The Cameroonian triple jumper took two Olympic golds after being inspired by her family - her sick mother and then her new baby son.
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Coronavirus: Seven Zimbabwe babies stillborn in one night at hospital

Wed, 07/29/2020 - 13:36
Only one baby was born alive as urgent treatment was delayed over Covid-19-related staffing issues.
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Hajj 2020: 'It would have been my solace'

Wed, 07/29/2020 - 08:27
In the past year, Anisa lost her mother, her job and her house and had hoped Hajj would help her find solace.
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'My Tanzanian family is split over coronavirus'

Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:57
Sammy Awami writes that his relatives are divided over the Tanzanian leader's policy on Covid-19.
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Top Nigerian banker Akinwumi Adesina cleared after corruption probe

Tue, 07/28/2020 - 20:03
Akinwumi Adesina, president of African Development Bank, had been accused of nepotism and cronyism.
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How Wayde van Niekerk smashed a famous record

Tue, 07/28/2020 - 18:26
How Wayde van Niekerk broke the men's 400m world record at the 2016 Olympic Games - one held by a true athletics legend.
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