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Al Ahly: Egyptian giants appoint Rene Weiler as new coach

Sat, 08/31/2019 - 15:34
Egyptian giants Al Ahly appoint Rene Weiler as the club's new coach, replacing Martin Lasarte who was sacked earlier this month.
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Wilfried Zaha: Crystal Palace winger 'deserves' to play for a top club - Steve Parish

Sat, 08/31/2019 - 11:46
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish says Ivory Coast winger Wilfried Zaha "deserves" to play for a "top club".
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DJ Arafat: Thousands pay tribute at Abidjan concert

Sat, 08/31/2019 - 03:13
Fans flock to honour the influential Ivorian musician, who died in a motorcycle accident this month.
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Ezekiel Mutua: The man who polices Kenyan pop music

Sat, 08/31/2019 - 01:46
The head of the Film Classification Board has also banned a film for "promoting lesbianism".
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Maryam Hamdani: 'I taught myself to play taarab music online'

Sat, 08/31/2019 - 01:10
Maryam Mohammed Hamdani says she is the first woman to play taarab in public in Zanzibar.
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Mo Salah: Gary Hyland sentenced for racist tweets

Fri, 08/30/2019 - 13:49
Everton fan Gary Hyland targeted the Liverpool striker's Muslim faith in a series of Twitter posts.
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Angola call-up under-17 star Zito Luvumba

Fri, 08/30/2019 - 13:21
Angola's interim coach Pedro Goncalves includes 17-year-old Zito Luvumba in his squad for World Cup qualifiers.
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DR Congo Ebola deaths top 2,000

Fri, 08/30/2019 - 11:13
The latest victim is a nine-year-old girl who had crossed into neighbouring Uganda seeking treatment.
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'I would not have kept the baby': Fighting depression in pregnancy

Fri, 08/30/2019 - 01:39
Where millions live without access to a psychiatrist, one innovative scheme is trying to plug the gap.
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Africa's week in pictures: 23-29 August 2019

Fri, 08/30/2019 - 01:27
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.
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Fuse ODG: 'Why we must reject narratives portraying Africans as inferior'

Fri, 08/30/2019 - 01:23
Ghanaian Afrobeat star Fuse ODG says Africans must reject narratives portraying them as 'inferior'.
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Victor Wanyama: Tottenham and Club Bruges agree deal for Kenya midfielder

Thu, 08/29/2019 - 20:42
Tottenham agree a deal with Belgian side Club Bruges over the transfer of Kenyan midfielder Victor Wanyama.
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Josh Maja: Nigeria chase England-born forward

Thu, 08/29/2019 - 16:00
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr is keen to try and persuade England-born striker Josh Maja to play for the Super Eagles.
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Period poverty in Namibia: 'Girls can't afford sanitary pads'

Thu, 08/29/2019 - 13:48
Some are using potentially harmful contraceptive injections, offered free, to control their periods.
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Reham Saeed: TV host suspended over obesity comments

Thu, 08/29/2019 - 13:23
The TV host said that overweight women are "a burden on their families and the state".
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Mauritania opt to leave Adama Ba out of squad

Thu, 08/29/2019 - 12:53
Mauritania coach Corentin Martins opts to leave Adama Ba out of his latest squad.
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Letter from Africa: Nigerian anger over South African xenophobia

Thu, 08/29/2019 - 01:03
Anti-foreigner attacks in South Africa are souring the country's relations with Nigeria.
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Carlos Kameni: Veteran Cameroon goalkeeper leaves Fenerbahce

Wed, 08/28/2019 - 20:35
Veteran Cameroon goalkeeper Idriss Carlos Kameni leaves Turkish giants Fenerbahce by mutual consent.
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'All bets now off' on which ape was humanity's ancestor

Wed, 08/28/2019 - 19:16
The discovery of an ancient skull in Ethiopia underlines the complexity in the evolution of humans.
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Lesotho appoint South Africa's Thabo Senong as coach

Wed, 08/28/2019 - 16:32
Lesotho name South Africa's Thabo Senong as coach a week before 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia.
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