The Gambia: Why is Yahya Jammeh’s possible return causing such a stir?

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The Gambia’s notorious and exiled former president could be seen back in the country and possibly on the political scene.

Moroccan players ‘really scared’ during Guinea coup

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PSG star Achraf Hakimi and team-mate Nayed Aguerd explain Morocco's fear while trapped in Guinea during Sunday's coup.

West African leaders suspend Guinea from Ecowas following coup

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The military junta has released prisoners detained during deposed President Alpha Condé's rule

Somali feminist: Facebook is being used to silence me

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Hanna Paranta has faced assassination attempts and now online attacks for helping abused women.

Diamond League Final: Francine Niyonsaba says ‘I’m back to make sport better’

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Francine Niyonsaba says she keeps competing after her enforced switch to longer distances to "make sport a better place and inspire others".

World Cup: Penalty given after five seconds sparks Tanzania win

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Tanzania beat Madagascar 3-2 after needing just five seconds to earn a penalty as Libya leapfrog Egypt.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: TPLF says 150 have died of starvation

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There is a "complete depletion of food stocks" in the northern Ethiopian region, the TPLF says.

World Cup: Nigeria’s Troost-Ekong feels UK’s stance on Covid is ‘unfair’

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William Troost-Ekong, forced out of Nigeria's game on Tuesday, labels British government's Covid red list travel restrictions as 'unfair'.

Guinea opposition leader backs coup against Alpha Condé

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Cellou Dalein Diallo says Sunday's takeover "completes" the work that opposition groups had begun.

Morocco elections: What’s the one thing voters would change?

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Ahead of the 8 September elections, we asked young people in Casablanca what it's like to be Moroccan in 2021.