Robbers ‘pose as police’ in Johannesburg airport heist

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The armed thieves stole a haul of foreign currency in "Hollywood-style airport heist", reports say.

Sebastien Migne appointed Congo coach

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1972 African champions Congo Brazzaville appoint Claude LeRoy's former assistant Sebastien Migne as their new national coach.

Sudan, Somalia condemn US travel ban

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Sudan and Somalia hit back at President Trump's new travel ban against six mainly Muslim nations.

South Africa’s Jordaan withdraws from Fifa Council race

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South African FA president Danny Jordaan is one of three Africans to pull out of the race to be on the Fifa Council.

Girl guides helping to clean Ghana’s air pollution problem

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Girl guides in Ghana are learning how to use more efficient stoves to tackle pollution.

Cyclone Enawo hits Madagascar

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A powerful storm has brought strong winds and torrential rain to the island of Madagascar.

No time for a break

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In our series of letters from African journalists, Sola Odunfa examines the attitude of Nigerians to holidaying, at a time when President Muhammadu Buhari has spent more than a month on "medical vacation" in the UK.

Under fire

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Populist politician Geert Wilders has turned his fire on Moroccans, but his campaign is faltering.

Fighting the black cloud

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How a school science lab experiment is helping tackle the polluting smog that chokes Egypt's cities.

Satao, one of the last ‘giant tusker’ elephants, killed in Kenya

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There are fewer than 30 such animals left in Africa after Satao II was apparently shot.