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.

Haile Selassie: Why the African Union puts up a statue

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The African Union unveils a statue of Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia.

Does Nigeria’s ‘generation democracy’ want to vote?

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The presidential election is the first with a group of voters who did not grow up under military rule.

South Africa football: ‘Being openly gay has held my career back’

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Phuti Lekoloane is trying to break stereotypes and pave the way for other gay footballers in South Africa.

Chad: ‘More than 250 rebels’ captured in convoy raid

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French military are involved in an operation to stop a convoy of vehicles from Libya.

Francis Uzoho: Nigeria keeper caught up in Cyprus ‘health certificate’ probe

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Nigeria goalkeeper Francis Uzoho is left out of Anorthosis Famagusta's squad as an investigation is launched into the authenticity of his health certificate.

Caf boss Ahmad under pressure as Bility seeks answers

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Caf President Ahmad faces a threat to his reign after being accused of violating the statutes of African football's ruling body.

Tunisia attacks: Militants jailed over 2015 terror

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Seven jihadists get life in prison but others are acquitted for assaults on a museum and beach resort.

Tanzania ‘witchcraft’ murders: ‘Our son was robbed of his future’

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'Witchcraft' is blamed for a spate of child abductions and murders in the Njombe region of Tanzania.

Nigerian elections: Is poverty getting worse?

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Getting Nigerians out of poverty is seen as a key election issue.