How realistic are Libya’s election plans?

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Libyan politicians, the UN, and the EU are pushing for elections despite the country's chaos.

How to speak like Black Panther

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The official language of fictional Wakanda is isiXhosa - also spoken in parts of South Africa.

South Africa: Ramaphosa stamps mark with cabinet reshuffle

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The new South African president rejigs his cabinet and reappoints Nhlanhla Nene to finance minister.

Nigeria’s women pull out of tournament in Turkey

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Reigning African women champions Nigeria withdraw from a 12-nation tournament which kicks off in Turkey this week, citing visa issues.

Nigeria Dapchi school kidnappings: What we know

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How did suspected Boko Haram militants manage to kidnap more than 100 girls from a school in Nigeria?

Rescued Middle East lions move into new S Africa home

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Found abandoned in zoos in war-torn Syria and Iraq, the pair settle into a more hospitable habitat.

Ndiaye says fitness is key for Senegal’s World Cup hopes

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Stoke City's Senegalese midfielder Papa Alioune Ndiaye says it is vital his fellow international team-mates stay injury-free ahead of the World Cup in Russia.

South Sudan Minister: ‘You can party in Juba’

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South Sudan's petroleum minister Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth says the country is now 80 per cent peaceful.

Ancient Egyptian necropolis contains ‘message from afterlife’

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The newly discovered site, south of Cairo, is over 2,000 years old and will take years to excavate.

Beauty queen tries to reduce suicide rate

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How one former beauty queen made it her mission to reduce the rate of female suicide in her country.