2022 World Cup: Ivory Coast and Cameroon both win in the race for play-off place

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Ivory Coast and Cameroon both win in their race for the Group D World Cup play-off place while Egypt pull clear of Libya.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Army launches offensive on all fronts – rebels

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Artillery, tanks, jets and drones are being used to reinvade the Tigray region, rebel forces say.

Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara’s brothers remember his modest and principled lifestyle

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Thomas Sankara's brothers share some memories they have of the Burkinabé revolutionary.

Nigeria flogging video: Kwara state suspends school head

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One man tells the BBC he asked the Quranic school to punish his daughter for drinking alcohol.

Malaria vaccine ‘will change African lives forever’

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As African countries get the vaccine, Newsbeat speaks to two people who've grown up with Malaria.

Thomas Sankara trial in Burkina Faso: Who killed ‘Africa’s Che Guevara’?

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Thirty-four years after the killing of Burkina Faso President Thomas Sankara, 14 men finally go on trial.

2022 World Cup: Balogun and Nigeria avenge shock CAR loss

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Leon Balogun opens the scoring as Nigeria beat CAR 2-0 on Sunday, as the Super Eagles swiftly avenge their shock loss on Thursday.

How will Google spend $1bn investment in Africa?

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Google’s $1bn pledge is the biggest investment by the US tech company in Africa. But how will it be allocating the funds?

Pope meets Colombian nun after Mali kidnap release

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Gloria Cecilia Narváez was abducted by Islamist militants in 2017 while working as a missionary.

Karl Namnganda urges CAR to ‘dream of impossible’ after beating Nigeria

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Karl Namnganda says Central African Republic must "dream of the impossible" after beating Nigeria in World Cup qualification.