Why $30m didn’t protect Nigerian pupils after Chibok

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The 2014 student abductions led to a plan backed by the UK but little has come of it seven years on.

Kenyan could run as an independent at Olympics

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Sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala is considering racing as a neutral athlete at the Olympics if he is not named in the Kenyan team for Tokyo.

The coastal town tackling Tunisia’s football boss

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Tunisia football boss Wadie Jary has knowingly misled sport's highest legal body, suspended club Chebba FC complains.

Somaliland and Taiwan: Two territories with few friends but each other

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Taiwan and Somaliland are basically fully functioning territories but neither is recognised internationally.

Saving the kelp forest that stars in My Octopus Teacher

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The makers of the Bafta-winning documentary want to preserve the underwater ecosystem it features.

Confederation Cup: Raja beat Pyramids to advance to quarter-finals

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Morocco's Raja Casablanca beat Egypt's Pyramids 3-0 to become the first qualifiers for the Confederation Cup quarter-finals.

Chad presidential election: Idriss Déby seeks sixth term amid boycott

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Turnout is unclear in the vote boycotted by opposition candidates over brutality against protesters.

Benin elections: The fight for a democratic future

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Several opposition leaders are barred from Sunday's poll in a country once seen as a model for Africa.

Ghana’s farmers eye sweet success from chocolate

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Ghana is the world's second largest cocoa producer but sees little of the profits from chocolate - for now.

South African artists struggle with Covid theatre closures

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The permanent closure of a top venue symbolises the struggle many performers are facing.