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Letoya Johnstone: Kenya's transgender fashion icon

Tue, 08/27/2019 - 12:38
Letoya Johnstone trains Kenyan models to help them get ready for the catwalk.
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Togo's Emmanuel Adebayor moves to Turkey's Kayserispor

Tue, 08/27/2019 - 10:41
Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor joins Turkish club Kayserispor on a one-year contract.
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The Kenyan school that was once a British detention camp

Tue, 08/27/2019 - 02:28
Camps where suspected anti-colonial fighters were brutally treated are now secondary schools.
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Thulani Serero: UAE's Al Jazira turn to South African midfielder for success

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 17:16
South Africa international Thulani Serero moves to Al Jazira in the United Arab Emirates from Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem.
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Amazon fires: Angola and DR Congo 'have more blazes'

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 15:37
Data suggests that Angola and DR Congo have more fires than the Amazon, prompting social media concern.
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Bruce Grobbelaar: Ex-Liverpool goalkeeper heaps praise on club's African stars

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 15:35
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar heaps praise on the African players in the English Premier League, claiming Liverpool have 'three of the best.'
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Could serenading mosquitoes help stop the spread of malaria?

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 14:23
That annoying buzz we all recognise from summer evenings is actually a love song for a mosquito.
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Zimbabwean Tererai Trent 'humbled' by New York statue

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 11:08
Zimbabwean academic Tererai Trent will be immortalised alongside Oprah Winfrey and Nicole Kidman.
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African Champions League: Tanzania's Simba suffer early exit

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 09:35
Tanzanian club Simba suffer a shock early exit from the African Champions League, losing on away goals to UD Songo of Mozambique in the preliminary round.
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'It's Never Your Fault': The Nigerian teens tackling child marriage

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 08:13
These Nigerian teens want to end child marriage in Nigeria, with the "It's Never Your Fault" campaign.
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In pictures: Nigeria festival celebrates Yoruba fertility goddess Osun Osogbo

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 01:19
The traditional two-week religious celebration is believed to be 600 years old.
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Floods kill more than 60 in Sudan

Sun, 08/25/2019 - 23:49
Nearly 200,000 people have been affected by floods since the beginning of July.
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Jean-Philippe Gbamin: Everton midfielder out for up to 12 weeks with thigh injury

Sun, 08/25/2019 - 23:30
Everton midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin could be out for up to 12 weeks with a thigh injury he suffered in training.
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Tokyo 2020: Nigeria's women seek Olympic football return

Sun, 08/25/2019 - 19:29
Nigeria women's coach Thomas Dennerby names 18 locally-based players in a 24-woman squad to face Algeria in their two-legged 2020 Olympic qualifier.
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Radhi Jaidi: Former Tunisia captain dismisses national coach rumours

Sun, 08/25/2019 - 17:36
Former Tunisia captain Radhi Jaidi dismisses rumours linking him to the vacant national coaching position.
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Janine van Wyk: South Africa captain signs for Danish club Fortuna Hjorring

Sun, 08/25/2019 - 15:25
South Africa captain Janine van Wyk joins Danish side Fortuna Hjorring, becoming the first South African woman to play football in Denmark.
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African Champions League: Former winners Orlando Pirates suffer shock exit

Sun, 08/25/2019 - 14:13
Former winners Orlando Pirates suffer an early exit from the African Champions League as Zamalek, Mamelodi Sundowns, and Etoile du Sahel all ease through.
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Algeria culture minister quits after concert stampede

Sun, 08/25/2019 - 11:49
Five young fans of popular French-based rapper Soolking were killed in a stadium in Algiers.
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Zimbabwe: Is it worse off than under former President Mugabe?

Sun, 08/25/2019 - 01:22
The opposition in Zimbabwe says things are worse than under former leader Robert Mugabe - it it right?
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South Africa seizes Air Tanzania plane in Johannesburg

Sat, 08/24/2019 - 21:28
A farmer claims the plane was impounded because Tanzania's government hasn't paid him compensation.
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