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Goodwill Zwelithini: South Africa's straight-talking Zulu king

Fri, 03/12/2021 - 18:17
King Goodwill Zwelithini backed age-old practices but was at times criticised for his politics.
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Nigeria student kidnapping near Kaduna army base

Fri, 03/12/2021 - 14:28
Residents who heard gunfire overnight thought it was a military exercise at the site in Kaduna state.
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South African Patrice Motsepe outlines aims as new Caf president

Fri, 03/12/2021 - 12:36
South Africa's Patrice Motsepe is the new president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) after being elected unopposed on Friday.
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Triathlete on road back from chainsaw attack

Fri, 03/12/2021 - 10:40
Triathlete Mhlengi Gwala had his leg amputated due to complications from the wound he sustained from the attack in South Africa.
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South African actor Cliff Simon dies aged 58

Fri, 03/12/2021 - 10:32
The star, who also had roles in 24, NCIS, Days of Our Lives, is killed in a kiteboarding accident.
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Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini dies in South Africa aged 72

Fri, 03/12/2021 - 08:26
The king, one of South Africa's most influential traditional leaders, had ruled since 1968.
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Covid: Does Tanzania have a hidden epidemic?

Fri, 03/12/2021 - 03:03
The Tanzanian authorities have not published data on coronavirus infections or deaths for many months.
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Africa's week in pictures: 5-11 March 2021

Fri, 03/12/2021 - 01:57
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.
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Running from terror in north-east Mozambique

Fri, 03/12/2021 - 01:29
A militant Islamist insurgency in north-east Mozambique has forced half a million people to flee for fear of beheadings and abductions.
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Being gay in Ghana: LGBT community is ‘under attack’

Thu, 03/11/2021 - 02:12
Since the country’s first LGBT safe space was closed down by police, queer Ghanaians are "not safe".
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Hamed Bakayoko: Ivory Coast's PM dies in Germany

Thu, 03/11/2021 - 02:04
Hamed Bakayoko died of cancer, the authorities say, days after his 56th birthday.
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Tanzanian President Magufuli 'in Kenyan hospital with Covid'

Wed, 03/10/2021 - 17:48
The president has coronavirus and has had a cardiac arrest, an opposition leader tells the BBC.
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Bata blast: Satellite images show Equatorial Guinea destruction

Wed, 03/10/2021 - 14:05
Explosions at a munitions depot in the main city Bata led to more than 100 deaths.
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Senegal protests: What you need to know about Ousmane Sonko and his arrest

Wed, 03/10/2021 - 10:05
Who is Ousmane Sonko, why was he arrested and why are people protesting in Senegal?
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Uganda's missing: Hundreds of families fear for those taken away

Wed, 03/10/2021 - 02:24
The harrowing tales from Uganda from the families of those who have been detained after a series of raids.
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Blighted ovum: The reason some women miscarry

Tue, 03/09/2021 - 17:16
Loise Nyagol shares her experience after she suffered miscarriages due to a condition known as a blighted ovum.
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James Ibori: UK promises to return to Nigeria £4.2m stolen by ex-governor

Tue, 03/09/2021 - 13:26
James Ibori stole the money while he was governor of Nigeria's Delta State in the early 2000s.
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Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou - why he won a $5m prize

Tue, 03/09/2021 - 11:53
Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou is the recipient of the 2020 Ibrahim Prize for leadership.
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Caf cancels Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations five days before kick off

Tue, 03/09/2021 - 10:12
The Confederation of African Football cancels the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations just five days before kick off.
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Nigeria kidnappings: The Chibok captive who defied Boko Haram

Tue, 03/09/2021 - 01:22
Naomi Adamu was abducted by Islamist militants from Chibok, Nigeria, in 2014 and spent three years in captivity.
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