Kenya terror attack: What happened during the Nairobi hotel siege?

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What exactly happened during the 19 hour-siege in which 21 people were killed at a luxury complex?

South Africa newborn baby rescued from storm drain

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The infant was pulled alive from the pipe after a three-hour operation in Durban, South Africa.

Nigeria elections: Eating, not voting, on minds of displaced millions in north-east

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There are more urgent issues than voting for the almost two million Nigerians displaced by conflict.

Taiwo Ogunjobi: Former Nigeria defender and official dies

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Former international defender and Nigeria Football Federation official Taiwo Ogunjobi dies suddenly after short illness.

The Kenyan ‘rumour app’ that reduces tensions amongst communities

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In Kenya's Tana River area, communities use an app and a radio station to quash rumours.

Nigeria election 2019: Mapping a nation in nine charts

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The BBC maps the challenges facing Nigeria as it approaches a presidential election 20 since the return of democracy.

Egypt’s Ismaily reinistated to Champions League after successful appeal

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Egyptian club Ismaily SC are reinstated to this year's African Champions League by Caf after a successful appeal against their expulsion.

Youssef En-Nesyri: Moroccan revels in La Liga ‘hat-trick’ record

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Morocco striker Youssef En-Nesyri becomes the first Leganes player to hit a La Liga hat-trick as his three goals earn his side a 3-0 win over Real Betis.

Bouteflika seeks fifth term as Algeria’s president

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Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who suffered a stroke in 2013, is seeking to be re-elected in April.

Nigeria election: Election office burnt down six days before polls

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An electoral commission office in Plateau state is destroyed six days before the general election.