Fatma Samoura: ‘Some don’t think a black woman should be leading Fifa’

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Some people "don't think a black woman should be leading Fifa", says Fatma Samoura - the organisation's first female secretary general.

Anne Soy: Why DR Congo is confident it will halt Ebola

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Despite its vast size and dilapidated health system, DR Congo says it can contain the deadly Ebola virus.

Why Ethiopia is running out of foreign currency

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Ethiopia's small businesses are being hit hard by a lack of access to foreign cash.

Nigeria’s reservation on Africa’s free trade deal

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Why President Buhari of Nigeria is reluctant to sign the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.

Zambia’s mobile phone street sellers

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Increased competition in Zambia's mobile phone sector is worrying its street vendors.

Dorsaf Ganouati is a Tunisian female referee with a mission

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Tunisian female referee Dorsaf Ganaouati has begun breaking down the barriers in a world dominated by men and she is determined to continue.

DR Congo boat sinking: River disaster kills 50 people

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River transport is common in DR Congo as there are few roads but the boats are often overloaded.

Zimababwe’s Knowledge Musona excited by Anderlecht challenge

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Zimbabwe international striker Knowledge Musona says he is excited about his switch from KV Oostende to Belgian rivals Anderlecht

Champions League: Sadio Mane sends 300 Liverpool shirts to hometown

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Liverpool's Sadio Mane donates 300 shirts to locals in his hometown in Senegal so they can wear them during the Champions League final.

The Lagos female boxers with Olympic dreams

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A group of female boxers who train in a makeshift boxing ring in the dirt plan to take gold at the 2020 Olympics.