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Morocco’s Hakimi in confident World Cup mood after Champions League record

Sun, 05/27/2018 - 17:39
Real Madrid's Achraf Hakimi heads to the World Cup in confident mood after becoming the first Moroccan to win the Uefa Champions League.
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Champions League final: Egyptians furious at Mo Salah injury

Sun, 05/27/2018 - 15:01
Egyptian fans vent their anger on social media after the Liverpool star Mo Salah's injury in the Champions League final.
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Champions League final: Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah suffers suspected dislocated shoulder

Sun, 05/27/2018 - 10:46
Mohamed Salah's injury is "serious" according to Jurgen Klopp, but Egypt remain confident he will be fit for the World Cup.
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Formula 1: Axcil Jefferies - Africa's first black F1 driver?

Sun, 05/27/2018 - 02:46
Zimbabwe's Axcil Jefferies hopes to be the first African racing driver on the F1 grid for 25 years.
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Formula 1: Axcil Jefferies, Africa's first black F1 driver?

Sun, 05/27/2018 - 02:46
Zimbabwean Axcil Jefferies hopes to be the first African racing driver on the F1 grid for 25 years.
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'I want to be the first wheelchair user in space'

Sun, 05/27/2018 - 01:25
South African disability rights campaigner Eddie Ndopu says he is "a living manifestation of possibility".
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'I want to be the first wheelchair user in space'

Sun, 05/27/2018 - 01:25
South African disability rights campaigner Eddie Ndopu says he is "a living manifestation of possibility".
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Mikel Obi: Nigeria 'happy' with World Cup underdogs tag

Sat, 05/26/2018 - 18:26
World Cup-bound Nigeria are "more than happy with being written off", according to Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi.
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Migrant crisis: Smugglers 'shot escaping migrants' in Libya

Sat, 05/26/2018 - 18:10
People smugglers opened fire on 100 migrants trying to flee their clutches, an aid agency reports.
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South Africa prepares to host Cosafa Cup tournament

Sat, 05/26/2018 - 16:00
For the first time in a decade, all 14 member nations of the Council of Southern Africa FA's will compete in the regional Cosafa Cup which kicks off on Sunday.
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Uganda bus crash kills at least 22, including children

Sat, 05/26/2018 - 15:09
Children are among the dead after a bus hit a tractor that was driving at night without lights.
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Cameroon military court jails Anglophone activists

Sat, 05/26/2018 - 06:21
Radio presenter Mancho Bibixy is among seven people convicted of rebellion and terrorism.
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Liverpool-Real Madrid: How Mo Salah fever has gripped Africa

Sat, 05/26/2018 - 03:51
Africans have been overtaken by Mo Salah fever, ahead of the Liverpool-Real Madrid showdown.
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Cycling through Africa: Turkish Hasan Söylemez's adventure of a lifetime

Sat, 05/26/2018 - 03:08
Turkish journalist Hasan Söylemez is cycling across Africa asking people about their dreams.
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Fatma Samoura: 'Some don't think a black woman should be leading Fifa'

Sat, 05/26/2018 - 01:02
Some people "don't think a black woman should be leading Fifa", says Fatma Samoura - the organisation's first female secretary general.
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Anne Soy: Why DR Congo is confident it will halt Ebola

Fri, 05/25/2018 - 15:59
Despite its vast size and dilapidated health system, DR Congo says it can contain the deadly Ebola virus.
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DR Congo boat sinking: River disaster kills 50 people

Fri, 05/25/2018 - 13:51
River transport is common in DR Congo as there are few roads but the boats are often overloaded.
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Why Ethiopia is running out of foreign currency

Fri, 05/25/2018 - 13:25
Ethiopia's small businesses are being hit hard by a lack of access to foreign cash.
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Nigeria's reservation on Africa's free trade deal

Fri, 05/25/2018 - 13:22
Why President Buhari of Nigeria is reluctant to sign the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.
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Zambia's mobile phone street sellers

Fri, 05/25/2018 - 13:03
Increased competition in Zambia's mobile phone sector is worrying its street vendors.
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