France-Algeria relations: The lingering fallout from nuclear tests in the Sahara

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France says the tests were carried out in uninhabited areas but local residents beg to differ.

Kelechi Iheanacho: How has Leicester City striker become so prolific?

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How has Kelechi Iheanacho turned from the fringes of the Leicester team to become the top goalscorer in recent weeks?

Black Axe mafia: Italian police arrest 30 Nigerian suspected gang members

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Police say the gang used bitcoins to carry out illegal financial transactions on the dark web.

South Africa set to avoid international cricket ban

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South African cricket looks set to avoid an international ban as internal wrangles within the sport's governing body are resolved.

Ivory Coast suspends all driving test staff as road deaths rise

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Bribery and an increase in accidents mean it is high time to "clean up" the sector, the government says.

Mozambique gas project: Total halts work after Palma attacks

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Total's $20bn (£14.6bn) gas liquification plant is the largest foreign investment in Africa.

Chad crisis: Army refuses to negotiate with rebel ‘outlaws’

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"We are waging war" against the rebels, Chad's ruling military junta says, after an offer of talks.

Somalia violence: Rival units fight amid row over president’s term

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Pro-government forces battled rebel soldiers opposed to the president, as a national crisis deepened.

Usman knocks out Masvidal to retain UFC title

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Kamaru Usman scores a stunning second-round knockout to finish Jorge Masvidal and retain the undisputed UFC welterweight title.

Ghana basks in Twitter’s surprise choice as Africa HQ

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Start-ups in the West African nation celebrate as others ponder why their countries were snubbed.