South Africa: Cape Town slashes water use amid drought

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Residents will be banned from using more than 50 litres of water a day from next month.

African duo secure Swansea FA Cup win

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Jordan Ayew and Wilfried Bony score as Premier League strugglers Swansea beat Championship leaders Wolves in their FA Cup third-round replay.

Bakambu set for African record £65m deal

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Villarreal's Cedric Bakambu is set to become the most expensive African footballer ever as Chinese club Beijing Guoan close on a £65m deal.

Nigeria gunmen kidnap two US and two Canadian citizens

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The group was reportedly travelling in two separate vehicles to the capital of Abuja.

El Kaabi hits hat-trick for CHAN hosts Morocco

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Hosts Morocco and Sudan win their second Group A games to guarantee places in the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship.

Moustached monkey is separate species

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A monkey from Ethiopia with a distinctive "handlebar moustache" has been identified as a distinct species.

Nigeria announce five 2018 World Cup friendlies

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Nigeria will play friendly internationals against Poland, Serbia, DR Congo, England and Czech Republic as preparation for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Guinea healer held over faking hundreds of pregnancies

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The healer gave women leaves and herbs that made their stomachs swell up and told them not to see a doctor.

Merera Gudina, Ethiopia opposition leader, freed

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Merera Gudina is the first of more than 500 prisoners the government has said it will release.

Somali fisherwoman breaks boundaries in Mogadishu

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Riyan Abukar Ali is determined to succeed as a fisherwoman in Somalia, in a trade dominated by men.