Jasser Khmiri signs for Whitecaps FC to become first Tunisian MLS player

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Tunisian defender Jasser Khmiri signs for Vancouver-based MLS club Whitecaps FC, becoming the first Tunisian to play in Major League Soccer.

African Champions League: Sundowns’ new signing Tade scores in win over ASEC

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Emiliano Tade completes a memorable week by scoring for his new club Mamelodi Sundowns as they beat ASEC Mimosas 3-1 in the African Champions League.

Ivory Coast ex-President Gbagbo to go to Belgium after ICC acquittal

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Laurent Gbagbo was the first former head of state to go on trial at the International Criminal Court.

Somali comedian Nasra Yusuf is ‘killing stereotypes’

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Kenyan-based comic Nasra Yusuf uses her stand-up to challenge prejudices about the Somali community.

Why has the West pressed the mute button on Africa?

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Western nations have scaled back political intervention on the continent, the BBC's Fergal Keane looks at the impact.

Deadly school bridge collapse in South Africa

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An investigation is under way after at least three pupils are killed by a collapsing walkway.

UK court finds Ugandan guilty of FGM

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The case, which involved the woman's daughter, is the first FGM conviction in the UK.

Francis Uzoho: Nigeria keeper moves for first-team football

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Nigeria goalkeeper Francis Uzoho joins Cypriot giants Anorthosis Famagusta on a six-month loan from Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna.

Francis Uzoho: Nigeria keeper moves for first-team football

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Nigeria goalkeeper Francis Uzoho joins Cypriot giants Anorthosis Famagusta on a six-month loan from Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna.

US imposes visa restrictions on Ghana over deportee row

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Ghana is accused of refusing to accept the return of 7,000 nationals living illegally in the US.