Groundbreaking female referee

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Suavis Iratunga is a female football referee from Burundi who made history last year.

US-Somali model Halima Aden: ‘My hijab is my crown’

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US-Somali model Halima Aden talks to the BBC about identity and President Donald Trump's travel ban.

South Sudan gunmen ‘kill 28’ in Ethiopia

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Ethiopia's army is said to be looking for the killers who are thought to be from South Sudan.

Cosafa chief Phillip Chiyangwa to face Caf disciplinary case

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Caf is to go ahead with a disciplinary case against Phillip Chiyangwa, the head of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa.)

African champions Zambia to play Portugal in U-20 World Cup opener

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The draw for the U-20 Fifa World Cup is made in South Korea as African champions Zambia, as well as Senegal, Guinea and South Africa all learn their fate.

Tanzania broadcaster suspends staff over fake Trump news

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The fake story says Donald Trump called Tanzania President John Magufuli an "African hero".

Zambia set to launch a bid to host the 2025 Nations Cup

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Zambia's President Edgar Lungu says his country will bid to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, having successfully staged the 2017 U-20 edition.

Bundles of banknotes seized at Nigeria’s Kaduna airport

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The cash, in the local naira currency, amounts to $155,000 and was "still in sealed packs".

Somalia ship hijack: ‘Pirates’ demand ransom

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EU anti-piracy naval force says the hijackers are demanding money for the release of an oil tanker.

UK launches East Africa emergency appeal

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Announcement as Sir Mo Farah appeals to help drought-hit region and foreign secretary visits Somalia.