Nigeria burns $1.4m-worth of pangolin scales in anti-trafficking stand

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Officials say they seized and destroyed the scales in a stand against illegal wildlife trafficking.

Rema’s Calm Down falls off Billboard Hot 100 after setting new record

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Nigerian music star Rema's song Calm Down falls off the Billboard Hot 100 chart after 57 weeks.

Somali Cable Television’s director Nur killed in suicide blast

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A prominent Somali journalists' union says it is "deeply shaken" by Abdifatah Moalim Nur's death.

Five Nigerians jailed for exhuming skull ‘to get rich’

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The convicted men dug up a body for a ritual that they believed would make them rich.

Rudie van Vuuren: Meet the ‘Doc’ who played at World Cups in two sports

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Meet Rudie van Vuuren, who in 2003 played in both the Rugby World Cup and Cricket World Cup.

Algeria to host Palestine football internationals

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Algeria says it has agreed to Palestine's request to host its forthcoming international football matches due to the ongoing war between Gaza and Israel.

Settlement talks collapse in Kenya Facebook redundancies case

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Legal action by Nairobi-based workers who filtered out graphic Facebook posts will continue.

Curtis Davies: International debut for Sierra Leone at 38 to be ‘amazing’

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Former Premier League defender Curtis Davies says joining Sierra Leone for the first time at the age of 38 is 'amazing'.

Liberia election results: George Weah and Joseph Boakai neck and neck

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With 73% of the votes counted, President George Weah and Joseph Boakai are both on 43%.

DR Congo boat accident: At least 40 dead, 167 missing in Mbandaka

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Some 167 people are still missing after a boat capsize which killed at least 40 people.