Biafra quest fuels Nigeria conflict: Too scared to marry and bury bodies

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Residents of south-eastern Nigeria live in fear as a separatist rebellion has upended daily life.

LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba: Kenyan police make more arrests

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Four people have now been detained after Edwin Chiloba's body was found dumped in a metal box.

South Africa’s apartheid-era police minister Adriaan Vlok dies

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Adriaan Vlok gave police orders to kill a cleric and later washed his feet to seek redemption.

Senegal bus crash kills 40: President Sall declares mourning period

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President Macky Sall declares three days of mourning following a deadly collision between two buses.

Ivory Coast’s President Ouattara welcomes home troops ‘pardoned’ by Mali

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Mali's junta leader pardoned the soldiers after a court convicted them of undermining state security.

Black Star Line: 50,000 descend on Ghana for diaspora festival

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The Black Star Line Festival concluded on Saturday with a festival featuring international stars.

Nigerian schools: Flogged for speaking my mother tongue

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Nigeria wants local languages to replace English in primary education, but some say it's not practical.

South Sudan: Journalists held over film of president appearing to wet himself

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Six journalists have been detained over footage of the South Sudan president appearing to wet himself.

CHAN: Why Morocco could pull out of the tournament in Algeria

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With CHAN due to start on January 12, football and politics are colliding again with an off-field match-up between the North African neighbours.

No drug ‘cover-up’ in Kenyan athletics – Lord Coe

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The boss of World Athletics, Lord Coe, says authorities are working with the governing body to clean up the sport in Kenya.