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Tunisia's Ons Jabeur survives Wimbledon scare

Sat, 07/08/2023 - 23:30
Last year's runner-up Ons Jabeur fights back to beat Bianca Andreescu and set up a last-16 tie against two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova.
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Sudan conflict: Air strike kills at least 22 in Khartoum

Sat, 07/08/2023 - 18:04
Hundreds have died and millions have been forced from their homes since fighting began in April.
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Master Musicians of Joujouka: The Moroccan band who wowed Glastonbury

Sat, 07/08/2023 - 01:43
The Master Musicians of Joujouka have been performing for generations - and recently opened Glastonbury.
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Kylian Mbappé 'honoured' to be in Cameroon

Fri, 07/07/2023 - 18:27
Sports fans are elated as the French football star visits Cameroon, where his father comes from.
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Kenya Brown's cheese: Female workers made to strip over used sanitary pad

Thu, 07/06/2023 - 17:20
Kenyan cheese factory employees were reportedly made to undress after a pad was put in the wrong bin.
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Saudi Pro League: How Africans have long led the attack in new football hotspot

Thu, 07/06/2023 - 10:45
Senegal's Kalidou Koulibaly and Edouard Mendy are the latest stars to move to Saudi Arabia but Africans already have a proud record of scoring success in the country.
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France riots: Fuelled by everyday discrimination

Thu, 07/06/2023 - 02:50
Algerian journalist Maher Mezahi writes about the riots that swept through France.
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South Africa: Suspected gas leak leaves 16 dead

Thu, 07/06/2023 - 01:51
The leak in a shanty town near Johannesburg is linked to illegal gold mining in the area.
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Senegal's Macky Sall bows to pressure from Sonko's supporters over third term

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 01:43
Macky Sall caught many people off-guard with his decision not to seek a third term.
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Wimbledon 2023: Tunisia's Ons Jabeur through 'pretending to be Ronaldo'

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 19:33
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur, last year's beaten Wimbledon finalist, wins her first round tie with Poland's Magdalena Frech 6-3 6-3.
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Cricket World Cup 2023: Zimbabwe dream over after Scotland qualifier loss

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 17:36
Zimbabwe fail to qualify for the 2023 Cricket World Cup as Scotland wrap up 31-run victory in Bulawayo.
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Women's World Cup 2023: Former captain lashes out at South Africa preparations

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 17:00
Portia Modise says South Africa "suppressed" her as a player and backs the team's reported strike before the Women's World Cup.
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Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini: I am not poisoned, I am well

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 15:29
There have been conflicting reports over the health of the monarch and why he had gone to Eswatini.
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Senegal President Macky Sall says he won't run for third term

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 03:51
Rumours he would run again had fuelled deadly protests over the years.
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SA women's team row with officials ahead of World Cup

Mon, 07/03/2023 - 20:01
13-year-old girl plays against Botswana as back-up squad scrambled to fulfil final warm-up game on home soil.
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Nigeria offers students loans - they want jobs

Mon, 07/03/2023 - 02:17
Two massive reforms are aimed at improving Nigeria's dilapidated universities - but will they work?
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Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini treated for suspected poisoning - aide

Sun, 07/02/2023 - 14:59
The king has sought treatment in Eswatini as he is uncomfortable being treated in South Africa.
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Load-shedding could switch South Africans off the ANC

Sun, 07/02/2023 - 01:32
With South Africans experiencing worsening power cuts, the crisis is fuelling demands for change.
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Kenya lorry crash: Dozens killed after truck loses control

Fri, 06/30/2023 - 23:41
A local police commander says the vehicle rammed into cars, motorcycles and people by the roadside.
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Match of the Day Africa - a new BBC Sounds podcast

Fri, 06/30/2023 - 19:49
Yaya Toure, Efan Ekoku and Gabriel Zakuani debate all things African football in a new podcast starting Monday 3 July.
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