Nick Hope: How taekwondo saved an Olympian from bullying

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After a tough childhood in West Africa and exile in France, Mahama Cho tells how taekwondo helped save him from bullying.

Meet the striker who saved a player’s life on the pitch

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Togo international Francis Kone hopes the Fifa Fair Play Award he won last month can send a message to those who engage in racial abuse.

Angola’s flawless diamond up for auction

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Diamond lovers are in for a treat with this flawless stone up for auction in Geneva.

Meet the Nigerian rapper who loves dressing modestly

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Rapper Haddy Rapia is making a name for herself in a traditionally conservative and mainly Muslim area of northern Nigeria.

Madagascar’s ‘worst plague outbreak’ in 50 years

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The island is one of the global hotspots most prone to the deadly disease.

Visibility poor

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A shortage of weather data is holding back many African economies. Some start-ups are changing this.

South African parents sue after son drowns in latrine

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Mother of five-year-old boy breaks down on first day of court hearing.

Big Words, big money at World Scrabble Championship

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The scrabble world championships take place in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

Zimbabwe military chief Chiwenga in Zanu-PF purge warning

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General Constantino Chiwenga says he could step in, a week after President Mugabe sacked his deputy.

South African church group attacks Johannesburg police

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A South African police officer is recovering in hospital after being attacked by members of a church.