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Anne Soy: Why mothers are told to kill disabled babies

Thu, 27/09/2018 - 19:00
A new study suggests mothers in Kenya face widespread pressure to kill their disabled children.
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Why does Nigeria keep flooding?

Thu, 27/09/2018 - 01:26
An estimated 100 people have died in floods. Why does it keep happening?
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On the trail of Uganda's illegal 'beauty-cream' smugglers

Thu, 27/09/2018 - 01:25
Despite a ban, skin-lightening creams made from dangerous chemicals are commonly trafficked into Uganda.
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Rodney D Sieh: Why I was sentenced to 5,000 years in jail

Tue, 25/09/2018 - 01:54
Rodney D Sieh, editor of Liberia's FrontPageAfrica, reflects on what his career says about journalism in West Africa.
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Football saved me after I killed enemy during war - Liverpool legend Grobbelaar

Fri, 21/09/2018 - 00:48
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar tells the BBC about his war experiences, the horrors of the Heysel disaster and his match-fixing ordeal.
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Lake Victoria, Tanzania: Dozens drown in ferry capsize

Thu, 20/09/2018 - 23:14
With the ferry carrying hundreds of people on board, it is feared the death toll will rise.
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Uganda's Bobi Wine: 'Tortured' pop star MP returns home

Thu, 20/09/2018 - 19:13
Bobi Wine is back in Uganda after medical treatment in the US following his alleged assault by soldiers.
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Bobi Wine: We must get freedom or die trying

Thu, 20/09/2018 - 18:55
Bobi Wine says he will keep fighting for freedom after returning to Uganda.
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'Education is my way out' of Nigeria's floating slum

Thu, 20/09/2018 - 18:49
Being pregnant at 13 is common in the floating slums of Makoko but John Mary has always been determined not to follow that route.
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South African Kessie Nair arrested for rant against Cyril Ramaphosa

Thu, 20/09/2018 - 18:43
A South African man is charged after his racist tirade against President Ramaphosa caused outrage.
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Deqa Dahir shot dead in Mogadishu: Somali troops detained

Thu, 20/09/2018 - 18:41
The nine-year-old Somali girl died after soldiers fired shots to clear a traffic jam in Mogadishu.
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Trump urged Spain to 'build a wall' across Sahara, says minister

Thu, 20/09/2018 - 14:53
The Spanish foreign minister says he disagreed with the idea, put to him during a visit to the US.
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Fifa warns Sierra Leone it faces a ban from global football

Thu, 20/09/2018 - 14:38
Fifa warns Sierra Leone it risks an international ban following the Anti-Corruption Commission's decision to overturn the leadership of the football association.
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Amaju Pinnick retains post as president of the Nigeria Football Federation

Thu, 20/09/2018 - 14:21
Amaju Pinnick becomes the first man to win a second straight term as president of the Nigeria Football Federation beating three other candidates.
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Nigeria Air relaunch grounded

Thu, 20/09/2018 - 12:36
Nigeria suspends plans to relaunch its national airline two months after announcing it would be revived.
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Pierre Francois Aubameyang and Daniel Cousin take over Gabon

Thu, 20/09/2018 - 11:22
Former internationals Pierre Francois Aubameyang and Daniel Cousin take over as joint coaches of Gabon after Jose Antonio Camacho's contract was not renewed.
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Kenya rise as Ghana drop on September's Fifa rankings

Thu, 20/09/2018 - 10:58
Kenya move up the latest Fifa world rankings thanks to their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying win over Ghana, who fall six places.
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Letter from Africa: The link between earth tremors, God and Nigeria's elections

Thu, 20/09/2018 - 01:37
Why some earth tremors in Nigerian's capital, Abuja, have caused such a stir.
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Osborne Macharia on the Afrofuturism revolution

Thu, 20/09/2018 - 01:10
Visual artist Osborne Macharia wants the cultural movement to revolutionise the perception of Africa.
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‘I can fix a top Algerian football match for $68,000’

Wed, 19/09/2018 - 01:35
Whistle-blowers tell the BBC how bribery impacts on all levels of football in Algeria.
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