South Africa confident of Club World Cup hosting bid despite Covid woes

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South Africa's FA believes it can successfully host Fifa's Club World Cup later this year despite current Covid concerns.

Rwandan businessman gunned down in Mozambique

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Police were alerted by Révocat Karemangingo of a plot to kill him, the refugee association says.

Tokyo Olympics: Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine and coach suspended for 10 years

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Algeria's Fethi Nourine and his coach Amar Benikhlef are suspended for 10 years by the International Judo Federation after withdrawing from the Olympics to avoid facing an Israeli opponent.

Dominic Raab urged to block new Rwandan diplomat amid human rights concerns

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A Rwandan diplomat has been accused of detaining a government critic portrayed in the film Hotel Rwanda.

Amazon’s Cape Town base: The battle to save South African culture

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Some indigenous groups say the planned office in Cape Town is on culturally important land.

What’s gone wrong with the ‘War on Terror’ in Africa?

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Twenty years after the US 'War on Terror' began, Islamist movements have spread across Africa.

Life at 50C: The toxic gas flares fuelling Nigeria’s climate change

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Joy and her family are among 2m Nigerians living within 4km of a gas flare in Nigeria's oil-rich south.

Former Senegal striker Demba Ba retires

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Former Chelsea, Newcastle and West Ham striker Demba Ba retires from playing, aged 36.

Statue of African slave defaced in apparent racist attack

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A statue of Modeste Testas, an African slave, has been vandalised with white paint in Bordeaux.

Nigeria jailbreak in Kabba: Prisoners on the run after armed raid

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About 240 inmates were freed after armed attackers stormed the facility in Kogi state on Sunday.