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The gravedigger 'too busy to sleep' as Khartoum fighting rages

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 07:52
The smell of death lingers over the main cemetery for Sudan's capital as the army advances in the city centre.
Categories: Africa

The gravedigger 'too busy to sleep' as Khartoum fighting rages

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 07:52
The smell of death lingers over the main cemetery for Sudan's capital as the army advances in the city centre.
Categories: Africa

Mali revive World Cup campaign as Cape Verde top group

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 23:54
Mali beat Comoros to revive their hopes of reaching the 2026 Fifa World Cup while Benin, Cape Verde, Gabon and Mozambique go top of their groups.
Categories: Africa

Ayew embraces 'destiny' as Ghana's captain

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 20:03
Jordan Ayew says it was "written in the stars" for him to follow his father and brother in being appointed captain of Ghana's Black Stars.
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Zimbabwean Coventry elected to head Olympic movement

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 19:46
Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.
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Ethiopia does not want war with Eritrea, says PM

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 13:27
Abiy Ahmed's comments come amid concerns that the neighbours could clash over tensions in Tigray.
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Armed men abduct dozens from a bus in Ethiopia

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 10:13
The incident happened in an area where around 100 students were similarly seized last July.
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Cameroon held to shock draw by Eswatini in World Cup qualifying

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 19:29
Unfancied Eswatini hold Cameroon to a 0-0 draw in African qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Tunisia continue their unbeaten start.
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Almost 70,000 South Africans interested in US asylum

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 16:10
This follows President Donald Trump's February executive order offering Afrikaners refugee status.
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Nigeria's president declares emergency in oil-rich state

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 15:26
Bola Tinubu's move, which some have questioned, follows a political crisis and an oil pipeline blast.
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Ghana journalist awarded $18m in US after suing ex-MP

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 12:29
Kennedy Agyapong alleged Anas Aremeyaw Anas was behind the murder of a colleague, among other claims.
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DR Congo and Rwanda call for ceasefire in Qatar talks

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 09:20
The meeting comes amid an M23 advance that has seen the rebels seize two cities in eastern DR Congo.
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Ghosts of apartheid haunt South Africa as compensation anger brews

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 02:01
Anti-apartheid activists like Mzolisi Dyasi feel let down after the sacrifices they made for democracy.
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Ghosts of apartheid haunt South Africa as compensation anger brews

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 02:01
Anti-apartheid activists like Mzolisi Dyasi feel let down after the sacrifices they made for democracy.
Categories: Africa

Ghosts of apartheid haunt South Africa as compensation anger brews

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 02:01
Anti-apartheid activists like Mzolisi Dyasi feel let down after the sacrifices they made for democracy.
Categories: Africa

'Nigerian Senate is run like a cult', suspended MP tells BBC

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 01:12
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan says the system is trying "silence" her after she made sexual harassment allegations.
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Missing South African girl was wanted for her 'eyes and skin'

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 21:42
Court witnesses reveal shocking details about the disappearance of Joshlin Smith.
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Last-minute deal to protect African penguins from extinction

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 16:59
No-go fishing zones agreed to stop vessels catching sardines and anchovies around breeding grounds.
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Nigeria and Kenya among nations running out of HIV drugs - WHO

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 15:55
The warning comes as Africa begins to feel the impact of a massive review into US aid by Trump.
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The expelled envoy at the heart of the latest US-South Africa row

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 03:47
Pretoria's envoy to Washington Ebrahim Rasool riled officials after accusing Trump of white supremacism.
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