How a Zimbabwean rain dance works

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Zimbabwean cultural expert Pathisa Nyathi explains how important dance and other performance arts are to many African cultures.

Ghana launches its first satellite into space

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Cheers erupt as the student-led project sees a successful start at the International Space Centre.

Beauty queen wearing gloves at orphanage ‘not racist’

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An orphanage defends the reigning Miss South Africa after a barrage of social media criticism.

Kamo Mokotjo: Brentford sign FC Twente midfielder on three-year deal

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Brentford sign South Africa international midfielder Kamo Mokotjo from Dutch club FC Twente for an undisclosed fee.

US lifts visa restrictions on Gambian robotics students

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The students were twice denied visas to attend a multi-national competition in Washington.

Car parker, Ivory Coast: ‘I’m the boss of this street’

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The men helping people to park their cars in Ivory Coast... for a price.

Car parker, Ivory Coast: ‘I’m the boss of this street’

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The men helping people to park their cars in Ivory Coast... for a price.

South Africa’s booming private security industry

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South Africans spend more than $4bn (£3bn) a year protecting themselves and their homes.

Sudan’s Fifa ban disrupts African Champions League

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Fifa ban Sudan for government interference in the game, meaning the country's top clubs cannot complete their Champions League group campaign.

Sudan’s Fifa ban disrupts African Champions League

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Fifa ban Sudan for government interference in the game, meaning the country's top clubs cannot complete their Champions League group campaign.