Colour, fire and smoke as Ethiopians mark Meskel

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Worshippers gathered to mark the eve of one of the country's biggest Orthodox Christian festivals.

Nigeria win third straight Women’s AfroBasket title

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Nigeria become only the second side to win three straight African women's basketball titles after beating Mali 70-59 in Sunday's final in Cameroon.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Why are hundreds of aid trucks stranded?

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The UN says hundreds of trucks have not returned from Tigray and it's affecting the flow of aid.

Sudan: Ethiopian troops ‘repelled’ after al-Fashaga advance

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Ethiopia denies Sudan's claim of an incursion in the disputed al-Fashaga border region on Saturday.

Berlin Marathon: Ethiopia’s Guye Adola and Gotytom Gebreslase win men’s and women’s races

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Ethiopia's Guye Adola wins the Berlin Marathon men's race and compatriot Gotytom Gebreslase takes the women's title.

Alhassan Kamara: Sierra Leone international told ‘retire or face wheelchair’

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Sierra Leone's Alhassan Kamara, 28, retires after being told he faces life in a wheelchair if he carries on, so ending his Nations Cup dream.

Letter from Africa: The wonders of Somali cuisine and a taste of home

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Ethiopian and Eritrean food is well known globally, but this is your chance to discover Somali cooking.

Rwanda genocide ‘kingpin’ Théoneste Bagosora dies in prison

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Bagosora was serving a 35-year sentence for his role in the massacre of 800,000 people.

UCI Road World Championships: Rwanda selected as first African hosts in 2025

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Rwanda is selected as the first country in Africa to host the UCI Road World Championships, which it will stage in 2025.

Somalia: Seven killed in suicide attack near presidential palace

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The Islamist militant group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack in Mogadishu.