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Ethiopian Airlines: Africa's largest airline

Mon, 03/11/2019 - 15:39
Ethiopian Airlines has been shaken by the crash that killed 157 people, but it is widely recognized as Africa's most successful airline.
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Baxter names South Africa squad for crucial Afcon qualifier against Libya

Mon, 03/11/2019 - 15:02
Coach Stuart Baxter names 24 players for the Nations Cup qualifier against Libya on 24 March where Bafana Bafana need to avoid defeat to reach Egypt 2019.
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Ethiopian Airlines crash: 'I wish I'd said goodbye to Dad properly'

Mon, 03/11/2019 - 14:38
A man whose father died in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash, says he wished he'd spent more time saying goodbye.
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Asamoah Gyan: Ghana captain left out of squad for Afcon qualifier against Kenya

Mon, 03/11/2019 - 14:36
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has been left out of coach Kwesi Appiah's 24-man squad to face Kenya in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Accra on 23 March.
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Dieumerci Mbokani: DR Congo striker recalled for crucial Afcon qualifier

Mon, 03/11/2019 - 13:15
Veteran striker Dieumerci Mbokani is recalled to DR Congo's squad for their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at home to Liberia on 24 March.
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Ethiopian Airlines: Flight recorders recovered from crash site

Mon, 03/11/2019 - 12:55
Investigators recover two devices from the crashed plane that had 157 people on board.
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Ethiopian Airlines: Who are the victims?

Mon, 03/11/2019 - 12:47
Passengers from more than 30 nations were on board the plane that crashed on Sunday, killing 157.
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African Confederation Cup: Sfaxien and Berkane reach quarter-finals

Mon, 03/11/2019 - 12:33
Tunisia's CS Sfaxien and Renaissance Berkane of Morocco become the first teams to qualify for this season's African Confederation Cup quarter-finals.
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UK soldier wins fight for Kenyan daughter's visa

Mon, 03/11/2019 - 12:21
Denis Omondi has been trying to get permission for Ann to move from Kenya to Scotland since last year.
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Hussein Swaleh: Caf pays tribute to Kenyan official killed in Ethiopia crash

Mon, 03/11/2019 - 11:20
Caf pays tribute to Hussein Swaleh, a senior Kenyan football official, who was among those killed in Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines plane crash.
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Ethiopian Airlines: Two men say they missed crashed flight

Mon, 03/11/2019 - 11:18
A Greek man says he arrived two minutes late and missed the Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed.
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Ethiopian Airlines: UN remembers victims

Mon, 03/11/2019 - 10:59
The United Nations Environment Assembly holds a moment of silence for those who died on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302.
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Burkina Faso - the country where it’s too dangerous to go to school

Mon, 03/11/2019 - 02:29
Jihadist violence and other insecurity in northern Burkina Faso has forced 150,000 children out of classrooms.
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Ethiopian Airlines: Boeing faces questions after crash

Mon, 03/11/2019 - 02:24
The accident is the second in five months to involve Boeing's newest version of the 737.
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Ethiopian Airlines: 157 feared dead in crash

Sun, 03/10/2019 - 15:58
The airline says 149 passengers and eight crew members were on flight ET302, which crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa.
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Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika 'to return' amid protests

Sun, 03/10/2019 - 15:54
There have been mass demonstrations by students against the ailing leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
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Elderson Echiejile: Veteran Nigerian defender joins HJK Helsinki

Sun, 03/10/2019 - 14:58
Nigeria international defender Elderson Echiejile completes a one-year move to Finnish giants HJK Helsinki.
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African Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns book place in quarter-finals

Sun, 03/10/2019 - 14:12
South African club Mamelodi Sundowns qualify for the African Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over Nigeria's Lobi Stars.
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Nigeria election: Ballots counted after governor elections vote

Sun, 03/10/2019 - 13:56
Some state governors in the oil-rich nation control budgets larger than those of neighbouring countries.
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The Gambia lodge fresh appeal in row over player eligibility

Sun, 03/10/2019 - 13:24
The Gambia Football Federation takes its case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after claiming Togo's Adewale Olufade should not have played in qualifier.
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