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Taye Taiwo: Nigerian defender chasing stability with third move in a year

August 12, 2017 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Former Nigeria international defender Taye Taiwo says he is craving stability after joining his third club in a year.

Salah and Mane on target in Liverpool draw

August 12, 2017 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Miguel Britos scores a dramatic 93rd-minute equaliser for Watford as Liverpool are held in a thrilling game at Vicarage Road.

Riyad Mahrez: Algeria winger ‘focused’ despite uncertain future

August 12, 2017 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare praises Riyad Mahrez's focus in Friday's 4-3 defeat to Arsenal, despite uncertainty over the Algerian's future.

Kenya election: Opposition vows to overturn ‘sham’ election

August 12, 2017 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

An opposition official accuses the government of "state terror" and vows to overturn the result.

Living under a cannon on Senegal’s Gorée island

August 12, 2017 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Not having any electricity is a pain, Massar Mbodj says of his home on Gorée, Senegal's "slave island".

Kenya election: Uhuru Kenyatta defeats Raila Odinga

August 11, 2017 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

The incumbent took 54.3% of the vote, the election commission says, a result the opposition rejects.

Rigobert Song resumes coaching role with local Cameroon team

August 11, 2017 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Former Cameroon captain, Rigobert Song, who suffered a brain aneurysm ten months ago, takes charge of the home-based national side in CHAN qualifiers.

Cameroon: Video emerges of detainees in squalid cell

August 11, 2017 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Those held are all from English-speaking regions and said to have been seized some six months ago.

History of Africa: How a Berber king made a fortune from togas

August 11, 2017 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Zeinab Badawi visits a tannery in Morocco, and discovers the how the ancient art of dyeing textiles and leather continues to this day.

Egypt trains collide in Alexandria killing dozens

August 11, 2017 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

The transport minister says a "human error" led to the collision of two trains in Alexandria.