BBC Afaan Oromo service receives traditional blessing

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An elder in the Ethiopian region gives a special blessing as the BBC’s Afaan Oromo service launches.

Nigeria’s Boko Haram crisis: Zannah Mustapha wins UN award

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Zannah Mustapha helped to negotiate the Chibok girls' release and runs a free school for displaced children.

Rhino horn smuggled as jewellery

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Rhino horn is being processed into bangles, beads and bracelets, a charity's investigation reveals.

BBC launches services for Ethiopia and Eritrea

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The BBC World Service launches websites in three new languages as part of its biggest expansion since the 1940s.

BBC launches services for Ethiopia and Eritrea

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The BBC World Service launches websites in three new languages as part of its biggest expansion since the 1940s.

Aubameyang scores twice as Dortmund go top

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Borussia Dortmund move top of the Bundesliga by thrashing Cologne, who suffer the German top-flight's worst start since the 1962-63 season.

Aubameyang scores twice as Dortmund go top

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Borussia Dortmund move top of the Bundesliga by thrashing Cologne, who suffer the German top-flight's worst start since the 1962-63 season.

Sundowns secure narrow win over Wydad

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Mamelodi Sundowns continue the defence of their Champions League crown with a 1-0 home win over Wydad Casablanca in the first leg of their quarter-final.

Confederation Cup: Holders TP Mazembe seize quarter-final advantage

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Holders TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo beat Al Hilal Obeid 2-1 in Sudan, in the first leg of the Confederation Cup quarter-final.

DR Congo security forces shoot dead Burundi migrants

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The UN says 37 people killed as they took part in a protest against plans to send them home.