Femi Opabunmi: World Cup record-breaker hoping others can learn from end to his football dream

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Femi Opabunmi, the youngest player to represent Nigeria at a World Cup, on how the end of his football dream left him considering taking his own life.

Huge crack opens in Kenya’s Rift Valley

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A crack stretching several kilometres has opened in south-western Kenya.

Why many Nigerians put pastors before politicians

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Tackling social problems in communities has become the remit of preachers, rather than the state.

Amuneke leaves his post as Sudan’s SC Khartoum coach by mutual consent

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Former Nigeria international Emmanuel Amuneke says he has left his post as coach of Sudanese club SC Khartoum by mutual consent.

South Africa’s lucrative funeral insurance industry

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Families in South Africa are increasingly planning for extravagant funeral arrangements.

Spanish police break up Nigerian sex trafficking gang

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Thirty-nine Nigerian women are rescued after being found living in "squalid conditions in caves".

Nigeria Dapchi abductions: Timeline of events

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A timeline of key events surrounding the abduction of 110 Nigerian schoolgirls last month.

Africa’s week in pictures: 16-22 March 2018

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

Dapchi kidnap: Government ‘will not abandon’ lone hostage

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The Nigerian government says it is committed to freeing the last remaining girl kidnapped in Dapchi.

Kenya payout for mother made to deliver on hospital floor

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A mother was awarded $25,000 after nurses left her to deliver her baby in public on a hospital floor.