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Uber drivers in Nairobi explain why they are on strike

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 20:05
Uber drivers are striking in Kenya have gone on strike over poor working conditions.
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Clarence Seedorf and Patrick Kluivert sacked by Cameroon

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 19:23
Clarence Seedorf is sacked as Cameroon coach and leaves along with former Dutch team-mate Patrick Kluivert.
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Turkish sailors held hostage by armed pirates in Nigeria

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 19:23
They were kidnapped by pirates - reportedly for ransom - although eight managed to escape.
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Cameroon coach Clarence Seedorf faces uncertain future

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 15:47
Clarence Seedorf faces an uncertain future as Cameroon coach after the sports minister says it is time for the Dutchman to leave.
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Zuma inquiry: South Africa's ex-leader claims he received death threats

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 15:39
Jacob Zuma says threats were also made against his children and lawyer.
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Africa Cup of Nations: Guinea sack coach Paul Put amidst air of "mistrust"

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 13:53
The Guinea Football Federation a sacks coach Paul Put for poor results and for 'creating an atmosphere of mistrust.'
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Hodan Nalayeh prize: Somalia to honour journalist murdered by al-Shabab

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 12:00
Hodan Nalayeh relocated to Somalia last year to help rebuild the country of her birth.
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Bill Kasanda: 'Losing my leg didn't stop me biking'

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 10:44
Billy Kasanda refuses to allow an accident, in which he lost a leg, to stop him biking.
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Ex-football star killed in South Africa

Tue, 07/16/2019 - 09:11
South African former footballer Marc Batchelor is shot dead near his home in Johannesburg.
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Africa Cup of Nations 2019: Nigeria coach Rohr in no hurry to decide future

Mon, 07/15/2019 - 16:43
Gernot Rohr says there is 'no hurry' for him to decide on his future as Nigeria coach after the team's defeat to Algeria in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final.
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Caf boss Ahmad paid expenses for same days but different countries

Mon, 07/15/2019 - 15:03
Confederation of African Football president Ahmad received at least two sets of expenses, claiming to be in different countries, for the same nine-day period during the 2018 World Cup.
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South Africa's Jacob Zuma denies being 'king of corrupt people'

Mon, 07/15/2019 - 13:26
South Africa's ex-president denies he oversaw a web of corruption during his term in office.
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Esperance and Wydad lodge Champions League appeals

Mon, 07/15/2019 - 12:31
Tunisia's Esperance and Morocco's Wydad Casablanca both lodge appeals at the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the decision to replay the second leg of the African Champions League final.
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Joyce Mvula leads Malawi to victory

Mon, 07/15/2019 - 12:03
Northern Ireland suffer a second straight defeat at the Netball World Cup as Malawi clinch a 47-43 win in Liverpool.
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Ebola in DR Congo: Case confirmed in Goma

Mon, 07/15/2019 - 03:08
It is the first time Ebola has been diagnosed in Goma, a city of more than a million people.
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State capture: Zuma, the Guptas, and the sale of South Africa

Mon, 07/15/2019 - 01:34
South Africa's ex-president is giving evidence at a commission investigating "state capture", but what is it?
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The Gambia's revolution: What has changed?

Mon, 07/15/2019 - 01:20
There are concerns The Gambia's new President, Adama Barrow, may try and cling to power.
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Kenya's railway art gets a new platform

Mon, 07/15/2019 - 01:19
Meet the Kenyan artists who have turned abandoned trains carriages into a creative studio.
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Kabareh Cheikhats: The all-male musical troupe who dress up as women

Mon, 07/15/2019 - 01:11
The Moroccan men who explore their femininity at night, paying tribute to the country’s female folk singers.
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Africa Cup of Nations: Algeria beat Nigeria to reach final

Sun, 07/14/2019 - 23:25
Riyad Mahrez scores a stunning free-kick in injury time as Algeria beat Nigeria to reach the Africa Cup of Nations final.
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