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Cameroon's Bamenda, where only the coffin trade is booming

Mon, 22/08/2022 - 01:00
The once thriving city of Bamenda has been destroyed by fighting between secessionists and Cameroon's government.
Categories: Africa

Kenya election 2022: Cleaning toilets and chopping veg to impress voters

Thu, 04/08/2022 - 02:13
The BBC looks at some of the lighter moments in Kenya's general election campaign.
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Zawahiri's victims: What it feels like to hear he's gone

Wed, 03/08/2022 - 21:27
The al-Qaeda leader's death hits home to those he robbed of a husband, a wife, or their eyesight.
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No Nigeria amnesty guarantees for gay dating app victims

Wed, 03/08/2022 - 19:17
The police want help to build a case against fraudsters but Nigeria criminalises gay relations.
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Gernot Rohr: Former Nigeria coach wants his outstanding debt settled

Wed, 03/08/2022 - 18:50
Gernot Rohr wants the Nigeria Football Federation to settle its outstanding debt to him, but his former employers insist he will not have to wait long to be paid.
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Kenya: Wildlife trafficking suspect seized after $1m reward

Wed, 03/08/2022 - 17:25
Abdi Hussein Ahmed is suspected of links to a transnational wildlife and drug trafficking syndicate.
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UK government ban for firm over SA 'misconduct'

Wed, 03/08/2022 - 17:05
The management consultancy cannot work for the UK government for three years over 'misconduct' in South Africa.
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Napoli president rules out signing Africans committed to Nations Cup

Wed, 03/08/2022 - 16:40
Napoli's president says he will not sign African players unless they agree to skip the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Commonwealth Games: Africa's 'time to shine' in field events, says Chioma Onyekwere

Wed, 03/08/2022 - 13:18
Nigeria's Chioma Onyekwere believes African athletes will make their presence felt in field events after winning discus gold at the Commonwealth Games.
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Lizelle Lee: Batter felt forced out of South Africa 'because of my weight'

Wed, 03/08/2022 - 12:13
South African batter Lizelle Lee says failing a weight test was key to her shock decision to retire from international cricket.
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Commonwealth Games: Ferdinand Omanyala embraces rival Akani Simbine 'like a brother'

Tue, 02/08/2022 - 18:51
Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala credits rival Akani Simbine for inspiring him to believe he can beat the world's best over 100m.
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What now for al-Qaeda?

Tue, 02/08/2022 - 18:40
The BBC's security correspondent looks at what can be expected from al-Qaeda now its leader has been killed.
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Kenya Election 2022: ‘I woke up to threats of being gang-raped.’

Tue, 02/08/2022 - 16:41
Sexual harassment is one of the challenges Kenyan women politicians face when campaigning.
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Commonwealth Games: Kenya make 'great start' to 3x3 basketball journey

Tue, 02/08/2022 - 14:48
Veteran Hilda Indasi believes Kenya's men and women have represented Africa well in the maiden 3x3 basketball at the Commonwealth Games.
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Commonwealth Games: Gambian athletes miss 100m amid visa woes

Tue, 02/08/2022 - 14:32
Six Commonwealth Games competitors have been held up abroad, with five missing the 100m heats.
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Benni McCarthy: New Manchester United role will 'inspire kids back home'

Tue, 02/08/2022 - 11:24
Benni McCarthy's appointment as a Man Utd coach will be an 'out-of-this-world experience', says former Red Quinton Fortune.
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Kenya election 2022: Kikuyus split between Ruto and Odinga

Tue, 02/08/2022 - 02:34
The outgoing president's decision to back his one-time rival in elections has caused huge controversy.
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Afcon 2023: September's qualifiers moved to allow pre-World Cup friendlies

Mon, 01/08/2022 - 17:17
September's 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers are postponed to allow the continent's World Cup-bound teams to prepare for the finals in Qatar.
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Record-setting South African swimmer Chad le Clos driven to 'get back on top' after trauma

Mon, 01/08/2022 - 11:58
South African swimming superstar Chad le Clos says his mental health was "thrown into a lively state" prior to a history-making comeback at the Commonwealth Games.
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The space tech helping to tackle deforestation

Mon, 01/08/2022 - 01:00
How the International Space Station is helping to tackle deforestation
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