Afcon 2021: Group F preview – Algeria, Mali, Mauritania & The Gambia

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Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania and The Gambia are in Group F of the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Cameroon on 9 January.

Afcon 2021: Felix Afena-Gyan misses out on Ghana squad

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Teenage Roma forward Felix Afena-Gyan misses out on Ghana's final squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Africa’s lost ‘Motown’ years rediscovered

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African music from the 1980s is being digitised thanks to a young Parisian producer.

South Africa’s parliament building on fire again

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One day after a fire at the parliament building in Cape Town, crews are tackling another blaze.

Ashleigh Plumptre: Ex-England youth completes Nigeria international switch

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Leicester City's Ashleigh Plumptre, a former England youth international, can now play for Nigeria after switching allegiance.

New fire at South Africa’s parliament ‘contained’

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The fire first broke out on Sunday and completely destroyed the National Assembly, or lower chamber.

Akwasi Frimpong ‘broken’ after Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics dream hit by Covid

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Ghanaian skeleton racer Akwasi Frimpong is "broken" after a positive coronavirus test looks set to end his chances of qualifying for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Afcon 2021: Sudan on the up, says ex-Newcastle man Lee Clark

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Ex-Newcastle midfielder Lee Clark says he saw promising signs for Sudan during his three months coaching in the country.

Richard Leakey – fossil expert, conservationist and politician

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The achievements of Richard Leakey, who has died aged 77, were as remarkable as they were diverse.

Newborn baby found in toilet bin of Air Mauritius plane

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The mother and baby are doing well, after airport staff found the boy during a routine check.