Egypt ‘500kg woman’ loses half her weight after India surgery

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The hospital says she can now fit into a wheelchair and sit up for longer periods of time.

Zimbabwe’s Tsvangirai and Mujuru in anti-Mugabe alliance

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Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and ex-VP Joice Mujuru will join forces in next year's poll.

Mane in PFA team dominated by Chelsea and Spurs

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Chelsea and Tottenham both have four players named in the PFA Premier League team of the year, while the Football League teams are also revealed.

Gambian wife’s anguish over missing husband

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Days after Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh lost the December election, the prisons started emptying but Isatu Kanyi is still waiting for her husband.

Nigeria’s Buhari suspends spy chief after $43m found in Lagos

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The cash was kept in a Lagos flat for covert operations, intelligence officials told local media.

Nigeria’s Buhari suspends spy chief after $43m found in Lagos

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The cash was kept in a Lagos flat for covert operations, intelligence officials told local media.

Uganda ends hunt for LRA leader Joseph Kony

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Leader of rebel group notorious for kidnapping children no longer a threat, Ugandan army says.

New Algeria coach Lucas Alcaraz outlines his vision

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Spaniard Lucas Alcaraz says he wants to integrate his ideas with those of the Algeria Football Federation and not impose anything them on the team.

‘Phenomenal’ progress in fighting tropical diseases

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There has been a record-breaking achievement in distributing tablets to fight neglected tropical diseases, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says.

Deadly attack near Egypt’s old monastery

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A policeman is killed as gunmen attack a checkpoint near St Catherine's monastery in south Sinai.