Mali backs singer Rokia Traoré after French arrest

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She is accused of kidnapping her five-year-old daughter after she lost her custody battle.

MRKH syndrome: ‘The day I discovered I was born without a vagina’

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A routine question about menstruation led Julian Peter to discover she had no vagina, womb or cervix.

Canadian and Italian kidnapped in Burkina Faso turn up safe in Mali

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Édith Blais and Luca Tacchetto, seized in 2018, apparently escaped and were picked up by UN forces.

Morocco suspends all football activity because of coronavirus

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Morocco's football federation announces the suspension of all football activity until further notice because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Caster Semenya says she is ‘supernatural’ as she targets Olympic 200m

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Two-time Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya says she is "supernatural" as she confidently targets the 200m at Tokyo 2020.

Africa v coronavirus: A challenge for the continent

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How countries across the continent are preparing as the deadly virus spreads around the world.

2021 Africa Cup of Nations: Caf postpones March qualifiers because of coronavirus

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The Confederation of African Football postpones this month's 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers because of the coronavirus.

Facebook closes African fake accounts targeting US voters

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Twitter has also taken action on accounts which it says were aimed at "sowing discord".

South Africa King Dalindyebo arrested after ‘axe rampage’

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Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, recently freed from jail on parole, stormed the palace to confront his son.

Africa’s week in pictures: 6-12 March 2020

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A selection of the best photos from across the continent and beyond this week.