End Sars protests: The Nigerian women leading the fight for change

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The feminists who were the backbone of the EndSars protests, which threaten Nigeria's status quo.

Papa Bouba Diop: ‘I was lucky to have managed him’ – Harry Redknapp

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Former Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp says he was "lucky to have managed" late Senegal midfielder Papa Bouba Diop.

Ethiopia crisis: Tigray force ‘still fighting’ despite army Mekelle push

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Local TPLF forces deny claims by the Ethiopia army that they have been crushed across the region.

South Africa: The icons behind the 1956 women’s march

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How South African women defeated plans to restrict the movement of black South Africans.

Coronavirus in South Africa: A nurse’s fight against the ‘Covid storm’

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Nurse Tshego is fighting a virus that brings her face to face with stigma, poverty and corruption.

Environment award for man who stopped new coal power plant in Ghana

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A climate activist has won a prestigious prize for leading the battle to block it being built in Ghana.

Viewpoint: Why Kenya’s giant fig tree won over a president

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The campaign to save a 100-year-old tree shows cultural fears can make politicians listen in Kenya.

Papa Bouba Diop: Former Senegal, Fulham & Portsmouth midfielder dies aged 42

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Former Senegal midfielder Papa Bouba Diop, who played for Fulham, Portsmouth, West Ham and Birmingham, dies aged 42.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Mekelle hospital struggling after attack – Red Cross

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The main hospital in Tigray's capital is low on painkillers and body bags, the Red Cross says.

Dozens of farm workers killed in ‘insane’ Nigeria attack

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Nigeria's leader condemns the "slaughter" of more than 43 labourers in the north-eastern Borno state.