BBC Africa News
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Trekking 10,000km across Africa for a football matchA Zimbabwean football fan travels from Cape Town to Cairo by road and finds "Africa is not friendly to Africans".
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Tunisia 0-1 Nigeria: Africa Cup of Nations third-place play-off
Odion Ighalo scores the only goal as Nigeria beat Tunisia in the third-place play-off at the Africa Cup of Nations.
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South Africa: Inside the football-mad township 'too dangerous' for scouts to visit
In one of South Africa's biggest townships, football is an obsession. But its crime rate means talented players go unseen by scouts, who deem it...
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DR Congo Ebola declared public health emergency
The disease has killed more than 1,600 people in the African state of DR Congo.
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'Boeing still hasn't said sorry to us'
Family members of victims of the 737 Max crashes give emotional testimony before US lawmakers.
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Manchester Arena attack: Bomber's brother extradited to UK
Hashem Abedi was arrested in Libya shortly after the 2017 suicide attack that killed 22 people.
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Africa Cup of Nations 2019: LeRoy criticises new timing of tournament
Frenchman Claude LeRoy criticises the new timing of the Africa Cup of Nations, saying that top players arrive exhausted after a long European season.
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Sudan junta and civilians sign power-sharing deal
Sudan's ruling military council and opposition leaders sign power-sharing accord after all-night talks to end crisis.
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The Kenyan centre saving endangered chimpanzees
Timothy Mwangi has cared for chimpanzees for nearly two decades at this rescue centre in Kenya.
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Johnny Clegg, South African musician and activist, dies aged 66
One of South Africa's best-known musicians and anti-apartheid activist dies at the age of 66.
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Blatter labels Samoura's Caf move 'colonialist'
Former president Sepp Blatter says the decision to appoint secretary general Fatma Samoura as the 'Fifa General Delegate for Africa' is a throwback...
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Uber drivers in Nairobi explain why they are on strike
Uber drivers are striking in Kenya have gone on strike over poor working conditions.
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Mirren slams 'heartbreaking' move to axe free TV licencesDame Helen Mirren has joined the fight to save free TV licences for all over-75s - describing the decision to axe the provision as "heartbreaking".