Egypt arrests organisers of joke ‘Helwan Real Batman Battle’ event

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Four people who set up a Facebook event to find "the real Batman" are charged with "planning a riot".

South Africa electricity crisis: No power for up to six hours

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In what is described as the biggest ever power crisis, there are blackouts of up to six hours a day.

Chagos Islands FA: The team representing a lost homeland, 6,000 miles away

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The Chagos Islands football team are trying to keep the story of their ancestors alive, 6,000 miles from their disputed homeland.

Abuja prison break in Nigeria: More than 400 inmates missing

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The Islamist group Boko Haram is suspected of carrying out the attack in Abuja on Tuesday night.

‘I could see myself as a tennis mum like Tatjana’ – Jabeur

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In her latest BBC Sport column, Wimbledon semi-finalist Ons Jabeur talks about playing her good friend Tatjana Maria in the last four.

Asisat Oshoala: Nigeria star ruled out of rest of WAFCON

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Nigeria forward Asisat Oshoala will miss the rest of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations with a knee ligament injury.

DRC: What’s causing the conflict?

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Violence in the eastern part of the DR Congo has escalated in recent months, reporter Joice Etutu explains why.

Ghana: Brighton’s Tariq Lamptey and Inaki Williams declare for Black Stars

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Brighton defender Tariq Lamptey and Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams are among five players switching their international allegiance to Ghana.

South Africa’s Enyobeni Tavern deaths: Tears for teenagers at mass funeral

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Thousands attend a service in South Africa for 21 children who died mysteriously at a nightclub.

Banda out of Wafcon over ‘gender eligibility’ issues

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Zambia captain Barbra Banda has been ruled out of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations after failing gender eligibility tests.