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Twitter agrees to register in Nigeria to end seven-month ban

January 13, 2022 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Following a seven-month ban in Nigeria, the micro-blogging site says it will pay tax locally.

Nigerian NFT artist Osinachi: The work created by using a word processor

January 13, 2022 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Works by Nigerian Osinachi have made him one of Africa's leading digital and crypto-artists.

Afcon 2021: Burkina Faso skipper Bertrand Traore out with coronavirus

January 12, 2022 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Burkina Faso forward Bertrand Traore is out of his side's Africa Cup of Nations game against Cape Verde after testing positive for Covid-19.

Afcon 2021: Max Gradel strike earns Ivory Coast win over Equatorial Guinea

January 12, 2022 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Ivory Coast captain Max Gradel scores a spectacular winner as the Elephants beat Equatorial Guinea 1-0 in a nervy Africa Cup of Nations Group E encounter.

South Africa’s ‘King Khoisan’ arrested over cannabis plants at president’s office

January 12, 2022 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Several activists from the Khoisan people are detained after three years of protests in Pretoria.

Afcon 2021: The Gambia beat Mauritania in dream debut

January 12, 2022 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

e Gambia enjoy a dream Africa Cup of Nations debut by beating Mauritania 1-0 in Limbe to go joint-top of Group F.

Love theory in Italian man’s Ivory Coast kidnap

January 12, 2022 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Prosecutors say a businessman may have been duped into going to Ivory Coast by an online scammer.

Afcon 2021: Cameroonian climate ‘very difficult’ for Algeria

January 12, 2022 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Holders Algeria say Cameroon's tropical climate was a factor in their draw against Sierra Leone in their Africa Cup of Nations opener.

Afcon 2021: Mali beat Tunisia after controversial ending

January 12, 2022 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Mali beat Tunisia 1-0 at the Africa Cup of Nations, in a game that ends in controversy after the referee blows for full-time early.

Afcon 2021: Comoros proud to make debut appearance at Nations Cup

January 12, 2022 in African News /by BBC News - Africa

Comoros may have lost their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations match, but the occasion will always be savoured in the tiny islands in the Indian Ocean.