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Hong Kong seizes $1m worth of rhino horn at airport

Fri, 02/15/2019 - 19:55
Two men carrying at least 24 severed rhino horns have been arrested at Hong Kong airport's customs.
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Morocco to bring in VAR technology for all top-flight league games

Fri, 02/15/2019 - 16:21
Morocco are to follow the lead of Egypt and introduce Video Assistant Referee technology for its top-flight league matches.
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Efe Ambrose: Derby County complete deal for former Hibernian defender

Fri, 02/15/2019 - 15:48
Derby County sign former Hibernian defender Efe Ambrose until the end of the season after a trial period.
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Razak Omotoyossi: Veteran striker returns to play in Benin

Fri, 02/15/2019 - 15:17
Benin's joint leading scorer, the much-travelled, Razak Omotoyossi returns home to sign a one-year deal with USS Krake in Benin.
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South Africa warrant for businessman Ajay Gupta cancelled

Fri, 02/15/2019 - 14:50
The authorities say the controversial businessman is no longer wanted over bribery allegations.
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Caster Semenya: South African government calls on world to fight against IAAF rule

Fri, 02/15/2019 - 13:04
South African Caster Semenya has been "targeted" by athletics' governing body, the IAAF, according to her country's sports minister
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Abdul Fattah al-Sisi: Egyptian president may rule until 2034

Fri, 02/15/2019 - 12:41
Rights groups condemn parliamentary moves to extend the president's term in office by 12 years.
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Tanzanian nine-year-old poet: 'I want to show everything is possible'

Fri, 02/15/2019 - 10:24
Tanzanian nine-year-old Tumaini's poems have covered apartheid and her country's first president.
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Somali women discuss marriage pressures

Fri, 02/15/2019 - 10:21
Second generation Somalis Safa and Ladan say the pressure for young women to marry in the community is immense.
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Africa's week in pictures: 8-14 February 2019

Fri, 02/15/2019 - 01:16
A selection of photographs from around the African continent this week.
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Five things about Nigeria: The superpower with no power

Thu, 02/14/2019 - 22:44
What do you know about Africa's most-populous nation and largest economy?
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Nigeria election 2019: Do the promises stack up?

Thu, 02/14/2019 - 19:00
Voters are bombarded with propaganda ahead of Saturday's presidential election, but how much is accurate?
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Sudanese refugee detainee wins top award

Thu, 02/14/2019 - 14:05
Abdul Aziz Muhamat wrote about conditions at the Manus Island centre for asylum seekers.
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Kenyan policeman sentenced to death in rare officer conviction

Thu, 02/14/2019 - 13:48
Two cases in Kenya's high court result in rare police convictions, including one death sentence.
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Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations: Mali to face Senegal in final

Thu, 02/14/2019 - 13:28
Mali will face Senegal in the final of the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria taking on South Africa for third place.
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Nigeria election 2019: Father and daughter discuss the poll

Thu, 02/14/2019 - 12:14
We listen in on a political conversation between father and daughter ahead of elections on 16 February.
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Zimbabwe gold miners feared dead in Kadoma flood

Thu, 02/14/2019 - 11:53
Water surged into the mines when a nearby dam wall burst and trapped the gold panners underground.
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Confederation Cup round-up

Thu, 02/14/2019 - 11:10
RS Berkane, Nkana, Asante Kotoko and Petro Atletico all win their second matches in the group stage of the Confederation Cup.
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Odion Ighalo: Nigeria striker 'excited' to reunite with Quique Sanchez Flores in China

Thu, 02/14/2019 - 10:08
Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo 'excited' to reunite with coach Quique Sanchez Flores as he joins Shanghai Shenhua in China
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Caster Semenya: IAAF denies it will tell court athletes like South African should be classed as male

Thu, 02/14/2019 - 08:53
The IAAF denies it will tell a court female athletes with high testosterone levels like Caster Semenya should be classified as male.
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