Former Gabon defender Moise Brou Apanga collapses and dies

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Former Gabon international defender Moise Brou Apanga dies after collapsing during a training session with his club FC 105 Libreville.

Raila Odinga chosen to challenge president in Kenya vote

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This will be the fourth time that veteran politician Raila Odinga runs for president.

Obese woman to move to UAE after ‘losing 250kg’ in India

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Eman Abd El Aty will now be moved to Burjeel hospital in Abu Dhabi for "secondary physiotherapy".

State of anxiety

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One of the region's oldest Christian communities is living in fear after attacks.

Why Oba of Lagos ‘snubbing’ Ooni of Ife shocked Nigeria

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In a country where greetings are all-important, it's rare for traditional leaders to rebuff each other in public.

Gift Ngoepe: First Africa-born player in top-flight baseball

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South African Gift Ngoepe has been trying to break into Major League Baseball for many years.

Cheap and accessible drug tackles death in childbirth

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New research shows promising results for cutting the risk of women bleeding to death in childbirth.

Punishment Island

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Mauda Kyitaragabirwe was abandoned on Uganda's 'Punishment Island' for getting pregnant out of wedlock. The BBC's Patience Atuhaire went to meet her.

Welcome online

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Ethnographer and photographer Laura de Reynal has been documenting the work of organisations, such as Mozilla and One Laptop per Child who are helping communities to get online for the first time.

Postpartum haemorrhage: Cheap lifesaver ‘cuts deaths by a third’

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A drug to stop bleeding after giving birth could cut deaths by a third, research suggests.