Stanley Kwenda: Why football stars have Congo on their mind

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Amid the big games over the festive period, some football stars may well be worried about crucial polls back home in DR Congo.

‘A white family raised me – I learned to love being black’

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Gina Atinuke Knight was brought up by white parents. As a result, it took her years to fully embrace her blackness.

Ghana’s e-waste dumpsite: Pollution ‘could get into breast milk’

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A recent study suggests e-waste pollution could contaminate women's breast milk in some parts of Ghana.

Ghana’s e-waste dumpsite: Pollution ‘could get into breast milk’

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A recent study suggests e-waste pollution could contaminate women's breast milk in some parts of Ghana.

Homeless in Lagos: A day in the life of one of the uncounted

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There are no official statistics for the number of homeless people in Lagos, but Godwin is one of many.

Zimbabwe army used ‘unjustifiable’ force in post-election clashes

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An independent inquiry slams the military for its role in post-election clashes that left six dead.

Manchester United sack Jose Mourinho: African football fans react

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African football fans react the news that Manchester United have sacked their manager, Jose Mourinho.

Nigeria’s Leon Balogun pledges 1% of his wages to Common Goal charity

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Nigeria and Brighton defender Leon Balogun becomes the first African Premier League star to pledge 1% of his wages to the Common Goal charity

Tottenham fan fined and banned for throwing banana skin at Arsenal

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The Tottenham fan who threw a banana skin during the north London derby at Arsenal is fined and banned from football for four years.

Ibeyi: The French-Cuban twins who sing in Yoruba

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Ibeyi is a band made up of two French-Cuban sisters, who often sing in the West African language Yoruba.