Giraffes given greater protection from unregulated trade as numbers fall

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Numbers of the world's tallest mammal have fallen in Africa by 40% in the past three decades.

Ifeanyi Chiejine: Former Nigeria forward dies aged 36

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Four-time Women's Africa Cup of Nations winner Ifeanyi Chiejine dies aged 36 after a long illness.

Junior Agogo: Ex-Ghana, Nottingham Forest and Bristol Rovers striker dies aged 40

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Former Ghana, Nottingham Forest and Bristol Rovers striker Junior Agogo dies at the age of 40.

Junior Agogo: Ex-Ghana, Nottingham Forest and Bristol Rovers striker dies aged 40

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Former Ghana, Nottingham Forest and Bristol Rovers striker Junior Agogo dies at the age of 40.

Zimbabwean comedian Gonyeti ‘abducted and beaten’ in Harare

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Samantha Kureya, known by her stage name 'Gonyeti', has joked about the police and government.

Zimbabwean comedian Gonyeti ‘abducted and beaten’ in Harare

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Samantha Kureya, known by her stage name 'Gonyeti', has joked about the police and government.

Kei Kamara waits to react to Sierra Leone disciplinary axe

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Kei Kamara is waiting for 'official' notification of his axing from the Sierra Leone national teams for 'disciplinary' issues.

Somaliland’s poets and singers fight to be heard

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Artists in the self-declared republic of Somaliland are challenging state repression and conservative Muslim clerics.

Somaliland’s poets and singers fight to be heard

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Artists in the self-declared republic of Somaliland are challenging state repression and conservative Muslim clerics.

Sudan transition: Abdalla Hamdok appointed new prime minister

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It's the latest move designed to bring about civilian rule and end months of political strife.