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Westgate attack: Kenyan survivors recount ten years of pain

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 09:28
Ten years since the Westgate shopping mall attack remember the day when at least 67 people were killed.
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Kenya's Westgate shopping mall siege: How a survivor has healed

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 02:54
Shamim Allu used to walk on crutches after militants shot her at a Kenyan shopping mall a decade ago.
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Andre Onana: Goalkeeper takes responsibility as Manchester United lose at Bayern Munich

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 00:11
Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana says he has "let the team down" and that they failed to get a result at Bayern Munich "because of me".
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MohBad: Nigerian fans demand justice after Afrobeats star's death

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 17:53
Demonstrators want to know how popular 27-year-old singer MohBad died last week.
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Half-million-year-old wooden structure unearthed in Zambia

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 17:10
Ancient timber preserved in a riverbed suggests humans were building wooden structures 500,000 years ago.
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Rwanda's President Paul Kagame confirms fourth-term bid

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 15:01
President Paul Kagame, who has been in office since 2000, has faced criticism from rights groups.
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Ukraine and Kenya plan 'grain hub' for East Africa to help tackle food insecurity

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 13:55
President Volodymyr Zelensky says establishing grain facilities in Africa will boost food security.
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Kenya mall attack: What happened at Westgate 10 years ago?

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 13:08
In 2013, a group of al-Shabab militants attacked a shopping mall in Nairobi leaving 67 people dead.
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Laura Wolvaardt: South Africa captain says gender-equal match fees are 'a step forward'

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 11:47
South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt says making international men's and women's match fees equal is "a very exciting step forward".
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Quobna Cugoano: London church honours Ghanaian-born freed slave and abolitionist

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 03:24
Quobna Cugoano was captured by slavers aged 13 but later played a big part in the UK abolition movement.
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Gabon partially suspended from Commonwealth after coup

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 02:21
The African nation has been partially suspended following a coup that took place in late August.
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Seal pups trapped in fishing nets cut free by beachgoers

Tue, 09/19/2023 - 23:46
This is the moment two baby seals tangled up in fishing nets are rescued on a South African beach.
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Libya flood: Video appears to show Libya mayor's house set on fire

Tue, 09/19/2023 - 14:31
The mayor's home was burnt to the ground as protesters demanded answers for last week's catastrophic flood.
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Libya flood: Derna mayor's house burnt down in protests

Tue, 09/19/2023 - 13:16
Derna's mayor is targeted a week after devastating floods many residents blame on incompetence.
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Mohammed Usman: UFC heavyweight tries to 'embrace the emotions' after losing son to drowning accident

Tue, 09/19/2023 - 10:25
UFC heavyweight Mohammed Usman speaks to BBC Sport about how personal tragedy fuels him and why he has to "embrace the emotions".
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Invictus Games 2023: Nigeria debut, supported by Meghan, shows 'power of sport' to help African veterans

Mon, 09/18/2023 - 18:54
Nigeria becomes the first African nation to take part in Prince Harry's Invictus Games for injured members of the armed forces.
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Caf Women's Champions League 2023: Prize money frozen while men's Super Cup sees big jump

Mon, 09/18/2023 - 18:32
Africa's Women's Champions League sees prize money frozen by the continent's governing body while the men's Super Cup is boosted by 130%.
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Inside South Africa's Operation Dudula vigilantes: 'Why we hate foreigners'

Mon, 09/18/2023 - 01:16
BBC Africa Eye gains rare access to Operation Dudula, South Africa's prominent anti-migrant movement.
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Libya: Greek rescuers among those killed in road collision

Mon, 09/18/2023 - 01:09
Members of a Libyan family also died in the crash and several other people were seriously injured.
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Libya floods: The bodies left unrecognisable by disaster

Sun, 09/17/2023 - 22:40
Doctors are struggling to identify the remains which have been found as the death toll rises.
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