Somaliland and Taiwan: Two territories with few friends but each other

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Taiwan and Somaliland are basically fully functioning territories but neither is recognised internationally.

Saving the kelp forest that stars in My Octopus Teacher

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The makers of the Bafta-winning documentary want to preserve the underwater ecosystem it features.

Confederation Cup: Raja beat Pyramids to advance to quarter-finals

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Morocco's Raja Casablanca beat Egypt's Pyramids 3-0 to become the first qualifiers for the Confederation Cup quarter-finals.

Chad presidential election: Idriss Déby seeks sixth term amid boycott

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Turnout is unclear in the vote boycotted by opposition candidates over brutality against protesters.

Benin elections: The fight for a democratic future

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Several opposition leaders are barred from Sunday's poll in a country once seen as a model for Africa.

Ghana’s farmers eye sweet success from chocolate

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Ghana is the world's second largest cocoa producer but sees little of the profits from chocolate - for now.

South African artists struggle with Covid theatre closures

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The permanent closure of a top venue symbolises the struggle many performers are facing.

African Champions League: CR Belouizdad join Sundowns in quarter-finals

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Algeria's CR Belouizdad beat South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns 2-0 to clinch a place in the African Champions League quarter finals.

Antiretrovirals: Plight of HIV patients over ARV drug shortage in Kenya

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A tax dispute has led to a shortage of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and HIV testing kits in Kenya.

‘Lost golden city’ found in Egypt reveals lives of ancient pharaohs

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The city near Luxor has been hailed as one of the most important finds since Tutankhamun's tomb.