Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Kgothatso Montjane, South Africa’s wheelchair tennis hope

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South Africa's wheelchair tennis star Kgothatso Montjane is aiming for a medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.

Matip declined offer of Cameroon return – Conceicao

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Cameroon coach Antonio Conceicao says Liverpool defender Joel Matip turned down his invitation to return to the Indomitable Lions.

British stamps banned from Chagos Islands in Indian Ocean

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A vote by the world's postal union moves Mauritius closer to wresting UK control of the archipelago.

Madagascar on the brink of climate change-induced famine

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The country is on the brink of experiencing the world's first "climate change famine", the UN says.

Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema: No-one should go to bed hungry

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Hakainde Hichilema says in his inauguration address he will deal with the high cost of living.

Convicted ex-Chadian leader Hissène Habré dies at 79

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The former president, whose government carried out 40,000 murders, was serving a life sentence.

Hakainde Hichilema: Zambia’s new president inspires African opposition leaders

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Long-suffering politicians hope to copy Hakainde Hichilema, who was elected at his sixth time attempt.

The Angolan soldier who became a London pub legend

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Cesar Kimbirima fled Angola after being shot four times and spending five months in a coma.

Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan criticised over female footballers comments

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The country's first female president recently told the BBC about facing gender discrimination.

Mozambique ‘tuna bond’ scandal: Ex-President Guebuza’s son on trial

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Mozambique's biggest corruption scandal led donors to cut funding and an economic crisis.