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Gunmen raid Nigerian orphanage and kidnap children

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Plane crash in South Sudan kills all 15 on board

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Russian fighters confirm withdrawal from northern Mali city after separatist attacks

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How special Sawe broke iconic sub-two-hour barrier

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At least 42 killed in Chad after water well dispute escalates

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Pirates seize another vessel off Somali coast as threat level increased

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Mali defence minister killed as country hit by wave of rebel attacks

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Kenya's Sawe smashes two-hour barrier to make history at London Marathon

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The detained anti-colonial activist grabbing attention in West Africa: Who is Kemi Seba?

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Armed groups launch coordinated attacks across Mali

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A nation built on pan-African principles faces questions about racism

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Pirates hijack oil tanker off the coast of Somalia

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Former Nigeria striker Eneramo dies during match

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Behind Nigeria's murky coup plot - the money, the prayers and a Nollywood arrest

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South Africa's top envoy to Ghana summoned over attacks on foreigners

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Kenyan leader sparks uproar after mocking Nigerians' spoken English

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South African police chief suspended over $20m health contract

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More than 500 people killed in Tanzania election violence, inquiry finds

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This man was jailed for five years over Nigeria's End Sars protests and then freed without trial

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South African court orders Zambia to return former president's body

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Pope Leo criticises Equatorial Guinea prisons as he winds up Africa tour

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'I cried so hard' - the Kenyan WNBA star who beat US visa heartbreak

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Taiwan president cancels Eswatini trip after African countries close airspace

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UAE-backed Colombian mercenaries provided support to Sudan paramilitary, report says

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Guinea Bissau's Djabi seriously injured in stabbing

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Nigeria's suspected coup plotters deny treason charges

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Arrests in Nigeria after abduction of local monarch 'held for ransom'

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South Africa's police boss charged in connection with controversial health contract

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Korir defends Boston Marathon title with course record

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Black beauty queen who represented South Africa at Miss World during apartheid dies aged 76

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More than 200 rescued from IS-linked group in DR Congo

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Nigerian wins global prize for trying to save bats in a country that shuns them

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Iranian woman arrested in US for allegedly trafficking arms to Sudan

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'They told me he was dead': Children born near Kenyan army base learn truth about UK soldier dads

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'The weapons were loud, but there was always music': Sudanese band play on through the war

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Millions listen to Ethiopian star's song taking swipe at government

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DR Congo accepts first set of deportees from the US

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Zimbabwe's iconic stone birds were taken by colonialists. Finally, they're all back home

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What next for South African opposition firebrand Malema after his five-year prison sentence?

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Thousands celebrate open-air Mass with Pope Leo in Cameroon - in pictures

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Mugabe's son pleads guilty to pointing a gun in South Africa

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'I was tortured and lost my hand' - one student's struggle to get an education in Nigeria

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Six African athletes blocked from transfers to Turkey

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Pope lashes out at foreigners who exploit Africa

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Anti-colonial influencer arrested in South Africa over support for Benin coup attempt

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South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prison for firing a gun

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Nigeria drops terrorism financing charges against ex-justice minister

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Chinese national given one year in prison for smuggling ants out of Kenya

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Nigerian with 'natural explosiveness' aiming for NFL spot

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The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on

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