Tunisian smoker jailed for not fasting during Ramadan

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Rights group condemns one-month prison sentence for man smoking in public during the Muslim fast.

Serero joins Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem

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South African midfielder Thulani Serero has completed his move from Dutch side Ajax Amsterdam to Eredivisie rivals Vitesse Arnhem.

DR Congo polio outbreak hits global eradication goal

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Polio is a potentially deadly infection which had been pushed back to just three countries.

Niger army rescues 92 migrants in Sahara Desert

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Migrants reportedly abandoned by traffickers were on the brink of death when troops found them.

Who is the Congolese ‘Terminator’ Bosco Ntaganda?

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A profile of Bosco Ntaganda, who is on trial at The Hague accused of carrying out war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Football’s heart problem

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Research in the US and Europe suggests that black sports people are more at risk of cardiac arrest.

Nairobi building collapse: Two children rescued

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A boy and a girl survive, but two deaths are confirmed after a building collapsed in Nairobi.

Zambia opposition MPs suspended after missing president’s speech

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The suspension is for boycotting a speech by the president and comes amid criticism of the government.

Cheick Tiote: Papiss Cisse leads tributes at memorial in China

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Papiss Cisse leads the tributes at a memorial for former Newcastle team-mate Cheick Tiote, who died after collapsing in training in China.

Power to the people?

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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers growing calls for changes in the way Nigeria is governed.