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London officer appears on Nigerian Big Brother

Tue, 08/13/2019 - 10:14
Scotland Yard said it was investigating as PC Khafi Kareem had gone on the programme "without authority".
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Joshua Akinotanhe plays several instruments and looks set for stardom.

Tue, 08/13/2019 - 06:42
Joshua Akinotanhe, who has starred on TV talent shows in his home country, says music is his life.
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FGM ‘no longer just an African problem’

Tue, 08/13/2019 - 02:38
Former first lady of Somaliland Edna Adan Ismail looks at female genital mutilation among women in the UK.
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Ebola drugs show ‘90% survival rate’ in breakthrough trial

Tue, 08/13/2019 - 02:18
Scientists say the breakthrough trial suggests the disease may soon be “preventable and treatable”.
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Zimbabwe after Mugabe: The country where pensions have disappeared

Tue, 08/13/2019 - 01:24
Chronic high inflation is hitting Zimbabweans hard but the government says there is no quick fix.
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Ibraheem Zakzaky: Nigerian IMN leader flown to India for treatment

Mon, 08/12/2019 - 22:22
Supporters of Ibraheem Zakzaky have staged weeks of protests to demand his release.
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Zimbabwe businessman: My shelves are empty

Mon, 08/12/2019 - 21:07
As Zimbabwe's economic crisis bites, one man tells the BBC how shortages are crippling his business.
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DJ Arafat: Top Ivory Coast singer dies in road accident

Mon, 08/12/2019 - 17:48
DJ Arafat, well known in French-speaking Africa, is killed after his motorbike collided with a car.
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African Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns lose in Congo

Mon, 08/12/2019 - 11:10
Mamelodi Sundowns's captain is sent off as the South African champions lose 2-1 to hosts AS Otoho in Congo Brazzaville.
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The Kenyan dance parties where men are banned

Mon, 08/12/2019 - 01:01
Organisers of the night want to create a safe space for women, which means men are not invited.
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Tanzania tanker explosion victims buried in mass funeral

Sun, 08/11/2019 - 19:26
Many were trying to recover fuel from an overturned tanker when it exploded and killed 71 people.
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Mohamed Salah visits young fan who ran into lamp-post while chasing his car

Sun, 08/11/2019 - 18:24
The young boy is "made up" despite suffering a bloodied nose while trying to get the footballer's attention.
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Libya conflict: Fighters agree a truce during Eid al-Adha

Sun, 08/11/2019 - 12:32
Rogue leader General Khalifa Haftar promises to stop fighting until Monday afternoon.
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Hajj pilgrims cycle from Nairobi to Mecca

Sun, 08/11/2019 - 01:22
Four Kenyan cyclists travel 3,500km from Kenya to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
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Deforestation: Did Ethiopia plant 350 million trees in a day?

Sun, 08/11/2019 - 01:07
Ethiopia says millions took part in a nationwide scheme to tackle deforestation - how did it work?
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Why smartphones are no longer driving the search for 'blue gold'

Sun, 08/11/2019 - 01:04
Despite mine closures, human rights abuses and price crashes, cobalt may still have an electrifying future.
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Richard Gere and Matteo Salvini clash over migrant ship

Sat, 08/10/2019 - 23:48
The Italian deputy PM called on the film star to take the 160 migrants to Hollywood on a private jet.
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Tanzania fuel tanker blast: At least 57 killed

Sat, 08/10/2019 - 11:16
At least 57 people died, many of them trying to recover fuel from the overturned vehicle, police say.
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The Brit behind the festival that 'united the African Diaspora'

Sat, 08/10/2019 - 01:07
Afro Nation festival united more than 20,000 people of colour from around the world - but how?
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Turkish sailors kidnapped off Nigeria 'freed'

Fri, 08/09/2019 - 22:18
The 10 men kidnapped from a Turkish container ship last month are reportedly in good health.
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