South Africa appoint Temba Bavuma as first black African captain to lead limited-overs sides as Dean Elgar named Test skipper

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Temba Bavuma becomes the first black African to permanently captain a South Africa side after being appointed their limited-overs skipper.

Said Bakari: ‘It’s magical’ to see Comoros on verge of Afcon debut

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RKC Waalwijk's Said Bakari says "it's magical" that the Comoros are on the verge of qualifying for a first ever Africa Cup of Nations finals.

Nigeria kidnapped girls: Shots fired at Zamfara reunion ceremony

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Parents of girls released by kidnappers had thrown stones at officials during the reunion ceremony.

Fisherman in Kenya swap petrol outboard motors for electric engines

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Fishermen on Lake Victoria in Kenya have begun using some of Africa’s first electric fishing boats.

Covid: Police break up ‘fake vaccine network’ in South Africa and China

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Thousands of doses of suspected counterfeit vaccine are seized by police in South Africa and China.

Israel Adesanya: From being bullied to UFC champion

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Nigeria-born Israel Adesanya has gone from being bullied at school in New Zealand to being a UFC champion.

Ali Boumendjel: France admits ‘torture and murder’ of Algerian nationalist

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President Macron acknowledges that an Algerian nationalist was killed by the French army in 1957.

Ali Boumendjel: France admits ‘torture and murder’ of Algerian nationalist

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President Macron acknowledges that an Algerian nationalist was killed by the French army in 1957.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: BBC reporter Girmay Gebru freed by military

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Girmay Gebru is freed without charge after being detained in the conflict-hit Tigray region on Monday.