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Nigeria win third straight Women’s AfroBasket title

September 27, 2021 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Nigeria become only the second side to win three straight African women's basketball titles after beating Mali 70-59 in Sunday's final in Cameroon.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Why are hundreds of aid trucks stranded?

September 27, 2021 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

The UN says hundreds of trucks have not returned from Tigray and it's affecting the flow of aid.

Sudan: Ethiopian troops ‘repelled’ after al-Fashaga advance

September 26, 2021 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Ethiopia denies Sudan's claim of an incursion in the disputed al-Fashaga border region on Saturday.

Berlin Marathon: Ethiopia’s Guye Adola and Gotytom Gebreslase win men’s and women’s races

September 26, 2021 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Ethiopia's Guye Adola wins the Berlin Marathon men's race and compatriot Gotytom Gebreslase takes the women's title.

Alhassan Kamara: Sierra Leone international told ‘retire or face wheelchair’

September 26, 2021 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Sierra Leone's Alhassan Kamara, 28, retires after being told he faces life in a wheelchair if he carries on, so ending his Nations Cup dream.

Letter from Africa: The wonders of Somali cuisine and a taste of home

September 26, 2021 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Ethiopian and Eritrean food is well known globally, but this is your chance to discover Somali cooking.

Rwanda genocide ‘kingpin’ Théoneste Bagosora dies in prison

September 26, 2021 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Bagosora was serving a 35-year sentence for his role in the massacre of 800,000 people.

UCI Road World Championships: Rwanda selected as first African hosts in 2025

September 25, 2021 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Rwanda is selected as the first country in Africa to host the UCI Road World Championships, which it will stage in 2025.

Somalia: Seven killed in suicide attack near presidential palace

September 25, 2021 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

The Islamist militant group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack in Mogadishu.

Ghanaian player who ‘stopped match-fixing’ charged with match-fixing

September 25, 2021 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

A player who says he scored two own goals to prevent a pre-arranged scoreline in Ghana's top flight is one of 24 people charged with match-fixing.