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Ghana 'exports rosewood timber illegally to China'

Tue, 07/30/2019 - 14:52
Corrupt officials are forging documents to allow the wood to leave the country, environmentalists say.
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French champions sign Senegal midfielder

Tue, 07/30/2019 - 10:34
Idrissa Gueye moves from Everton to Paris St-Germain for around £30m and signs a four-year deal with the French champions.
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Boko Haram: A decade of terror explained

Tue, 07/30/2019 - 01:26
How the death of one man 10 years ago sparked an unending campaign of terror in Nigeria and beyond.
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Dark web criminal bought 'quadrillions of Zimbabwe bank notes'

Mon, 07/29/2019 - 19:41
Richard Castro used part of his proceeds to buy Zimbabwe's defunct currency.
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Ramla Ali: Meet the boxer on the Duchess of Sussex's Vogue front page

Mon, 07/29/2019 - 17:23
Ramla Ali is an English and British boxing champion with Olympic ambitions despite having had to hide her passion from her strict Muslim family.
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Beyoncé champions African music stars with Lion King soundtrack

Mon, 07/29/2019 - 16:53
Some of Africa's biggest music stars look set for success on a global scale having been handpicked by US singer Beyoncé to appear on her Lion King-inspired album, but might Beyoncé also gain new access to African markets?
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Meet the 19-year-old blind pianist challenging his disability

Mon, 07/29/2019 - 13:28
Yongren Otundo is the leading pianist in his school, despite losing his sight at a young age.
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Ethiopia bids to break tree-planting record to tackle climate change

Mon, 07/29/2019 - 12:48
The huge project is intended to tackle deforestation and climate change in the drought-prone country.
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Mohamed Elneny: Body found at Egypt house owned by Arsenal midfielder

Mon, 07/29/2019 - 11:40
The body of a man, thought to be a thief electrocuted while trying to steal cables, is found at a house in Egypt owned by Arsenal's Mohamed Elneny.
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Cape Town - tourist hotspot where eight people are murdered a day

Mon, 07/29/2019 - 01:07
Cape Town in South Africa is well-known tourist hotspot, but is also one of the world's most dangerous cities.
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Dozens of mourners 'killed by Boko Haram' at a funeral in north Nigeria

Sun, 07/28/2019 - 21:39
At least 65 people are killed as suspected Boko Haram militants target a funeral in Borno state.
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South Africa presidential panel backs limited land seizures

Sun, 07/28/2019 - 18:37
White people, who make up just 9% of the population, own 72% of the farmland.
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Meet the 19-year-old blind pianist challenging his disability

Sun, 07/28/2019 - 16:17
Yongren Otundo is the leading pianist in his school, despite losing his sight at a young age.
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Uganda's bamboo bikes: 'A sustainable luxury'

Sun, 07/28/2019 - 16:15
Kasoma Noordin's company Boogaali Bikes, make sustainable, high end bicycles from bamboo in Uganda.
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Air strike on Libya hospital kills five doctors

Sun, 07/28/2019 - 16:10
The government has accused the forces of rogue general Khalifa Hafta of carrying out the attack.
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Kidnapped Turkish nationals freed in Nigeria's Kwara state

Sun, 07/28/2019 - 11:45
The construction workers were captured by unknown gunmen, amid a wave of abductions in the country.
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Ebola: How a disease is prevented from spreading

Sun, 07/28/2019 - 01:10
A doctor on the frontline of the fight against Ebola explains the steps taken to tackle the disease.
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'Born to be wild': Kenya's female biker gang

Sun, 07/28/2019 - 01:02
Photos of the Inked Sisterhood who often shocks people in the socially conservative East African nation.
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Sudan to charge eight military officers over deadly crackdown

Sat, 07/27/2019 - 18:05
Eight military officers face the charge of crimes against humanity over the killing of protesters.
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Letter from Africa: Zimbabwe descends into darkness

Sat, 07/27/2019 - 01:09
Zimbabweans, already fearing a return to hyperinflation, are now also struggling with long power blackouts.
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