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Nigeria's Uche Agbo 'football more important than cash'

Tue, 02/12/2019 - 14:15
Nigeria's Uche Agbo says he will not sacrifice his football ambition for money at this stage of his career after rejecting a move to China.
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Nigeria: Ogoni widow testifies against Shell in The Hague

Tue, 02/12/2019 - 14:09
Esther Kiobel accuses the oil giant of complicity in a crackdown by Nigeria's then military rulers.
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How sex traffickers use black magic to force migrants into prostitution

Tue, 02/12/2019 - 01:15
Magdalen is one of tens of thousands of Nigerian migrants to Europe who have been forced into sex work.
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Kenya terror attack: What happened during the Nairobi hotel siege?

Tue, 02/12/2019 - 01:15
What exactly happened during the 19 hour-siege in which 21 people were killed at a luxury complex?
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South Africa newborn baby rescued from storm drain

Mon, 02/11/2019 - 22:32
The infant was pulled alive from the pipe after a three-hour operation in Durban, South Africa.
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Nigeria elections: Eating, not voting, on minds of displaced millions in north-east

Mon, 02/11/2019 - 15:37
There are more urgent issues than voting for the almost two million Nigerians displaced by conflict.
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Taiwo Ogunjobi: Former Nigeria defender and official dies

Mon, 02/11/2019 - 13:04
Former international defender and Nigeria Football Federation official Taiwo Ogunjobi dies suddenly after short illness.
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The Kenyan 'rumour app' that reduces tensions amongst communities

Mon, 02/11/2019 - 11:35
In Kenya's Tana River area, communities use an app and a radio station to quash rumours.
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Nigeria election 2019: Mapping a nation in nine charts

Mon, 02/11/2019 - 01:11
The BBC maps the challenges facing Nigeria as it approaches a presidential election 20 years after the end of military rule.
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Egypt's Ismaily reinistated to Champions League after successful appeal

Sun, 02/10/2019 - 20:43
Egyptian club Ismaily SC are reinstated to this year's African Champions League by Caf after a successful appeal against their expulsion.
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Youssef En-Nesyri: Moroccan revels in La Liga 'hat-trick' record

Sun, 02/10/2019 - 16:54
Morocco striker Youssef En-Nesyri becomes the first Leganes player to hit a La Liga hat-trick as his three goals earn his side a 3-0 win over Real Betis.
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Bouteflika seeks fifth term as Algeria's president

Sun, 02/10/2019 - 16:49
Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been rarely appeared in public since he suffered a stroke in 2013.
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Nigeria election: Election office burnt down six days before polls

Sun, 02/10/2019 - 14:09
An electoral commission office in Plateau state is destroyed six days before the general election.
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Haile Selassie: Why the African Union is putting up a statue

Sun, 02/10/2019 - 10:43
The African Union is unveiling a statue of Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia.
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Does Nigeria's 'generation democracy' want to vote?

Sun, 02/10/2019 - 01:53
The presidential election is the first with a group of voters who did not grow up under military rule.
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South Africa football: 'Being openly gay has held my career back'

Sun, 02/10/2019 - 01:02
Phuti Lekoloane is trying to break stereotypes and pave the way for other gay footballers in South Africa.
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Chad: 'More than 250 rebels' captured in convoy raid

Sat, 02/09/2019 - 17:52
French military are involved in an operation to stop a convoy of vehicles from Libya.
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Francis Uzoho: Nigeria keeper caught up in Cyprus 'health certificate' probe

Sat, 02/09/2019 - 17:02
Nigeria goalkeeper Francis Uzoho is left out of Anorthosis Famagusta's squad as an investigation is launched into the authenticity of his health certificate.
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Caf boss Ahmad under pressure as Bility seeks answers

Sat, 02/09/2019 - 16:22
Caf President Ahmad faces a threat to his reign after being accused of violating the statutes of African football's ruling body.
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Tunisia attacks: Militants jailed over 2015 terror

Sat, 02/09/2019 - 12:41
Seven jihadists get life in prison but others are acquitted for assaults on a museum and beach resort.
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