World Cup 2018: Fifa defends fair play criteria to rank teams

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Fifa defends the fair play criteria used to rank teams with equal records in the World Cup group stage.

‘Abacha loot’ to be given to poor Nigerians

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Some $300m allegedly stolen by ex-military ruler Sani Abacha is to be distributed to poor Nigerians.

What went wrong for Africa at the World Cup?

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All African teams are out of the World Cup. So what is to blame: Bad luck, VAR or a lack of flair?

Nigeria fuel truck blaze kills at least nine

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Dozens of vehicles were engulfed in flames after a petrol tanker lost control in busy Lagos traffic.

Africa’s week in pictures: 22-28 June 2018

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week.

Can paying girls to go to school help South Sudan?

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A programme in the capital Juba aims to increase school attendance by giving pupils cash.

African football suffers ‘step back’ following worst World Cup showing for 36 years – Drogba

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Didier Drogba says African football has suffered a "big step back" after Senegal's exit ensures the continent's worst World Cup showing for 36 years.

In pictures: Despair as Senegal crash out of World Cup

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Senegal carried the hopes of a whole continent as the only African team left in the tournament.

Tibebeselassie Tigabu: Is peace coming to the Horn of Africa?

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BBC Amharic's Tibebeselassie Tigabu explains the dramatic political changes which could see an end to one of Africa's bloodiest conflicts.

Kenyan police ‘killed aristocrat Alexander Monson’

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Alexander Monson, the son of a British Lord, died of brain injuries while in police custody.