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Etienne Tshisekedi to be buried in DR Congo

Sat, 06/01/2019 - 12:01
Etienne Tshisekedi is being buried in DR Congo following a dispute with the former government.
Categories: Africa

African Champions League final abandoned after VAR row

Sat, 06/01/2019 - 10:26
Esperance win Caf Champions League after opponents Wydad Casablanca refuse to continue playing when VAR was unavailable to judge a disallowed equaliser.
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Sayyida Salme: The tragic life of Zanzibar's rebel princess

Sat, 06/01/2019 - 02:18
Sayyida Salme is a little known 19th Century princess who fled Zanzibar after scandalising the royals.
Categories: Africa

Champions League final: Visiting Sadio Mane's hometown

Sat, 06/01/2019 - 01:01
BBC Africa's Babacar Diarra visits Sadio Mane's hometown in Senegal.
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Nigeria's burgeoning VFX industry

Fri, 05/31/2019 - 21:11
Filmmaker and VFX artist Mike-Steve Adeleye discusses the gradual growth of Nigeria's VFX industry.
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Asisat Oshoala: Nigerian star joins Barcelona women on a permanent deal

Fri, 05/31/2019 - 20:21
Nigeria forward Asisat Oshoala joins FC Barcelona women on a permanent deal from Chinese champions Dalian Quanjian.
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Hippos invade pitch at rugby club

Fri, 05/31/2019 - 19:44
A scrum of unexpected visitors made their presence felt at Letaba Rugby Club in South Africa.
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Africa Cup of Nations: Senegal retain 16 from World Cup for Egypt

Fri, 05/31/2019 - 16:07
Senegal coach Aliou Cisse retains 16 players from last year's World Cup in his initial Africa Cup of Nations squad.
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'I want people to ask me about HIV'

Fri, 05/31/2019 - 12:55
Health activist Dr Sindi van Zyl is fighting to challenge taboos around health and HIV/AIDS.
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Morocco suspect admits killing Scandinavian hiker

Fri, 05/31/2019 - 12:30
An alleged jihadist tells a court he beheaded one of two tourists killed in the High Atlas mountains.
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Zamalek chose not to renew Christian Gross' contract

Fri, 05/31/2019 - 10:14
Zamalek decide not renew coach Christian Gross' contract despite him winning the Confederation Cup for the Egyptian club.
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Africa's week in pictures: 24-30 May 2019

Fri, 05/31/2019 - 02:51
A selection of photos from across Africa this week.
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Erosion forcing Nigerian families to abandon their homes and farms

Fri, 05/31/2019 - 01:09
A community in southern Nigeria face losing their homes and food shortages due to erosion.
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GM fungus rapidly kills 99% of malaria mosquitoes, study suggests

Fri, 05/31/2019 - 01:07
A fungus has been genetically modified with spider venom to kill the mosquitoes that spread malaria.
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Etienne Tshisekedi's body returned to DR Congo from Belgium

Thu, 05/30/2019 - 21:23
Etienne Tshisekedi's body was stuck in Belgium amid a row involving ex-DR Congo president Joseph Kabila.
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South Africa beaten in World Cup opener

Thu, 05/30/2019 - 19:28
Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer light up The Oval as England beat South Africa to get their World Cup campaign off to a winning start.
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The surfer with big hopes for the sport in Nigeria

Thu, 05/30/2019 - 15:06
Rachel Ola dreams of one day being the best female surfer in Nigeria, but to start with she’d like to be able to buy a board in the country.
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South Africa gets gender-balanced cabinet

Thu, 05/30/2019 - 13:53
For the first time in the country's history, half of all ministers in South Africa's cabinet are women.
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Burkina Faso's war against militant Islamists

Thu, 05/30/2019 - 02:09
Attacks on Christians by armed groups in Burkina Faso signals a worrying new shift, experts say.
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Cameroon atrocity: What happened after Africa Eye found who killed this woman

Thu, 05/30/2019 - 01:18
BBC Africa Eye identified who killed a group of women and children last year, but what happened next?
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