Railway facelift

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Nigeria has unveiled a major railway expansion project to ease congestion on roads. Ijeoma Ndukwe reports from Lagos.

Barcelona’s ‘blanket men’

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Street sellers are a divisive presence in Barcelona. Now they're trying to change their image.

Mane, Salah strike in big Liverpool win

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Philippe Coutinho scores a hat-trick as Liverpool thump Spartak Moscow to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League for the first time since 2009.

Saphir Taider: Algeria players must accept responsibility for World Cup failure

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Algeria midfielder Saphir Taider says the players must accept responsibility for the country's failure to reach the 2018 World Cup finals.

UN signals ‘end’ of throwaway plastic

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The end of the era of throwaway plastic has been signalled by UN environment ministers meeting in Kenya.

Ellie Goulding in Kenya for new UN environment role

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The UK singer is in Kenya as part of her new role as an environmental champion for the UN.

SA’s Steinhoff share price collapses

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The boss of Steinhoff, which owns Poundland and Harveys, quits amid probe into accounting irregularities.

Little Foot skeleton unveiled in South Africa

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One of the oldest and most complete skeletons of our ancestors is unveiled in South Africa.

DR Congo displacement crisis ‘worse than Middle East’

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Conflict has forced some 1.7 million people to flee their homes this year, aid agencies say.

Unwrapping the past

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An intact mummy, excavated a century ago, is the first to be scanned by an advanced X-ray system.