Somalia attack: Minister Abas Abdullahi Sheikh killed in Mogadishu

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A government minister has been shot dead after being mistaken for a militant Islamist, officials say.

Kenya election: 62 charged for electoral offences

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Political parties have been holding primaries to choose candidates for the 8 August general elections.

Egyptian Saad Mohammed creates 700 metre Koran by hand

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Saad Mohammed is hopeful his painstakingly-created scroll qualifies as a Guinness World Records.

South Africa’s Benni McCarthy considered walking off due to racism

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Former South Africa captain Benni McCarthy says he considered walking off the pitch due to racism during his career in Europe.

Losing Kenyan candidates rush to stand as independents

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Hundreds resign their political parties after losing out in primaries so they can still stand in August's election.

Nigerians urge more Cambridge applications

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Jimi Babasola and Peter Adefioye are two of the people in the picture of 14 black male students.

Sulley Muntari: Garth Crooks calls for black players in Italy to strike

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Garth Crooks says "every self-respecting black player" in the Italian League should strike this weekend unless Sulley Muntari's ban is overturned.

Nigeria’s ailing President Buhari misses third cabinet meeting

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There are continuing concerns about the president's health since his seven-week sick leave in the UK.

‘Finding my fortune’

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The BBC's Umaru Fofana tells how diamond mining helped give him his start in life.

Only quarter of N Africa men ‘back equality’

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Men in the region are under "tremendous stress" to provide for families, a large study suggests.