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Damaris Muthee Mutua: Kenya police launch manhunt after athlete killed

Wed, 04/20/2022 - 10:37
Damaris Muthee Mutua is the second female runner to have been killed in the famous Iten athletics base in a year.
Categories: Africa

Climate Change, Albinism and Me

Wed, 04/20/2022 - 01:01
Coco shares her experience of living with albinism in Nigeria.
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Afcon 2023: Mohamed Salah's Egypt face tricky path to Ivory Coast

Tue, 04/19/2022 - 21:12
Mohamed Salah's Egypt face a difficult path to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, while holders Senegal also discover their qualifying opponents.
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'I converted my bicycle into a motorbike'

Tue, 04/19/2022 - 18:06
Student Adewale made his dream of owning a motorbike a reality after converting his own bicycle.
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Nigerians sharing ‘school sex tape’ face 14 years

Tue, 04/19/2022 - 15:54
The authorities issue a warning after a video alleged to involve schoolchildren goes viral.
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The children displaced in DR Congo conflict

Tue, 04/19/2022 - 12:39
A 14-year-old boy shares his story after being separated from his family in the eastern part of the country.
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Boston Marathon: Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir & Evans Chebet win titles

Mon, 04/18/2022 - 20:53
Kenya enjoy double success at the Boston Marathon as Evans Chebet wins the men's crown as Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir takes the women's title.
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Egypt female TikTok star jailed for three years for human trafficking

Mon, 04/18/2022 - 18:10
Haneen Hossam was charged with human trafficking after inviting women to earn money by making videos.
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NBA Playoffs: Embiid and Antetokounmpo named MVP finalists alongside Jokic

Mon, 04/18/2022 - 17:52
Cameroon's Joel Embiid and Greek-Nigerian Giannis Antetokounmpo are named 2021-22 NBA MVP finalists alongside reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic.
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KwaZulu-Natal floods: Search for more than 60 missing people

Mon, 04/18/2022 - 10:41
KwaZulu-Natal is declared a disaster zone as sniffer dogs are brought in to help search for victims.
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Rwanda asylum critics have no solutions, says Patel

Mon, 04/18/2022 - 08:33
The home secretary responds after criticism of her refugee plan from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Nigeria's Spider-Man fighting for a cleaner society

Mon, 04/18/2022 - 01:14
Jonathan Olakunle is fighting for a cleaner society in Osogbo, Nigeria.
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African Champions League: Sundowns pledge to 'be in semi-final'

Sun, 04/17/2022 - 19:54
Coach Rulani Mokwena says Mamelodi Sundowns can bounce back from their loss to Petro Atletico in Angola in the African Champions League quarter-final.
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Nigeria's Chibok girls: Why was this former captive treated differently?

Sun, 04/17/2022 - 01:16
Hassana Adamu speaks to the BBC about feeling neglected on the eighth anniversary of the kidnappings.
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UK's Rwanda refugee plan against nature of God, says archbishop

Sun, 04/17/2022 - 00:36
There are "serious ethical questions" over sending migrants to east Africa, the Archbishop of Canterbury will say.
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Angella Okutoyi: Kenya's rising tennis star

Sat, 04/16/2022 - 17:27
After playing in the Australian Open, could Kenyan Angella Okutoyi emulate her hero Serena Williams?
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South Africa flooding: 'I had thought my house was safe'

Sat, 04/16/2022 - 15:56
Torrential floods have killed nearly 400 people in South Africa, with more rain forecast.
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DR Congo conflict: Hiding on top of a hill to escape the rebels

Sat, 04/16/2022 - 02:16
Some 50,000 people have found a place of sanctuary from the myriad armed groups in eastern DR Congo.
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UK Rwanda asylum plan against international law, says UN refugee agency

Fri, 04/15/2022 - 23:32
The UNHCR says the scheme to send some migrants to claim asylum in Rwanda is shifting responsibility.
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Algerian lotto winner struggles to claim prize

Fri, 04/15/2022 - 16:20
An Algerian man in Belgium is fighting to claim his €250,000 winnings because of his status.
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