“It put my life in great jeopardy” – the Tanzanian tackling a taboo

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Magdalena Moshi, Tanzania's first Olympic swimmer, calls for an end to the culture-induced silence around reproductive health issues in her country.

Somalia drought: Are US terror laws hampering aid effort?

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Aid groups say they cannot get crucial supplies to those who need it most due to US sanctions.

Women’s Basketball World Cup: Fiba launch investigation after fight breaks out among Mali players

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Two of Mali's team at the Women's Basketball World Cup react to their elimination by fighting one another in front of the world's media.

Uganda’s Ebola outbreak: Trainee doctors go on strike over safety fears

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Trainee nurses, pharmacists and doctors at a Ugandan hospital fear their lives are being put at risk.

Kenya Kiambu building collapse: Rescue efforts under way

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Emergency workers pull a child from the rubble in Kiambu county but at least six people have died.

Ines Laklalech: Golfing history ‘priceless’ for Moroccan

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Moroccan golfer Ines Laklalech says winning the Ladies Open de France is "something priceless" and hopes she can inspire others on the continent.

‘Africa’s Titanic’: Remembering Senegal’s Joola tragedy

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The capsizing of the Joola, a government-owned Senegalese ferry, took more lives than the infamous Titanic.

Cattle rustlers kill at least 11 people during ambush in Kenya

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Eight police officers said to be among the victims of the violence in Turkana County on Saturday.

Eliud Kipchoge breaks his own marathon world record in Berlin

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Double Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge breaks his own record for the men's marathon at Sunday's race in Berlin.

Nigeria’s Biyi Bandele: A storyteller to his bones

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Biyi Bandele, whose film has premiered after his death, was a huge figure in British and Africa writing.