Abuja kidnapped sisters: Nigeria defence minister hits out at crowdfunding for ransoms
The defence minister hits out at those paying ransoms to kidnappers after the abduction of six sisters.
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Elton Jantjies: World Cup winner handed four-year ban for doping
Elton Jantjies, who won the 2019 World Cup with South Africa, is given a four-year ban from the sport having tested positive for Clenbuterol.
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Afcon: From Accra to Abidjan, 14 hours to see Ghana's Black Stars
Fourteen hours and over 880km from Ghana to Ivory Coast. Would you do that to support your team?
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Winter Youth Olympics: Nigerian history-making curlers battle for funding
Nigeria's history-making curling team needed private funding to secure their trip to the Winter Youth Olympics.
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'Renaissance figure' Lesley Lokko awarded architecture's Royal Gold Medal
Ghanaian-Scottish architect and educator Lesley Lokko receives the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture.
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Nigeria: Ibadan explosion leaves scenes of devastation
A blast in a Nigerian city has killed two people and injured 77 others.
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Afcon 2023: Morocco 3-0 Tanzania - Atlas Lions beat 10-man Taifa Stars
Pre-tournament favourites Morocco open their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a convincing 3-0 win over 10-man Tanzania.
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Afcon 2023: DR Congo v Zambia
Live coverage of Wednesday's 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group F game between DR Congo and Zambia (20:00 GMT).
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Ernest Bai Koroma: Former president can leave Sierra Leone amid Nigeria exile rumours
Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with treason after being linked to a failed coup last November.
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Rita Waeni: Mozambican held over murder that shocked Kenya
The shocking killing of student Rita Waeni, 20, has ignited an anti-femicide campaign in Kenya.
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Somalia turns back Ethiopian plane headed for Somaliland
The plane was carrying Ethiopian officials to the self-declared republic of Somaliland.
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Rwandan president Paul Kagame suggests UK could get money back
Paul Kagame tells the BBC he could return money if no asylum seekers are sent to his country by the UK.
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Paul Mackenzie: Kenya starvation cult leader to undergo mental health checks
Psychiatrists will assess whether the man accused of 400 deaths is fit to stand trial.
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Nigeria Ibadan explosion: Deadly blast affects several city suburbs
Early investigations suggest the blast may have been caused by explosives stored by illegal miners.
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Comoros President Azali Assoumani wins fourth term in disputed poll
President Azali Assoumani is re-elected with 63% of the vote, but the opposition alleges rigging.
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Afcon 2023: Minnows Namibia shock former champions Tunisia in group-stage opener
Deon Hotto's 88th-minute header gives Namibia a shock first ever win at the Africa Cup of Nations in a 1-0 victory over Tunisia.
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Afcon 2023: Mali open their campaign with a win over South Africa as Percy Tau misses penalty
Mali begin their Africa Cup of Nations 2023 campaign with a 2-0 win over South Africa as Percy Tau misses a first-half penalty for Bafana Bafana.
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Ethiopia hunger: About 225 starve to death in Tigray - officials
There are fears that a famine is looming in the drought-hit and war-scarred Ethiopian region.
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Isabel dos Santos: Angolan billionaire rejects fresh criminal charges
Angola's public prosecutor accuses Ms Dos Santos, the former president's child, of 12 crimes.
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Turkey fines Somali president's son after courier's death in crash
Critics question whether the $900 fine following a fatal traffic incident meant justice had been done.
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