Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals: Luus wants ‘perfect game’ as South Africa target history

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Women's captain Sune Luus wants the perfect game from her side as the Proteas target a first ever appearance for South Africa in a World Cup final.

Nigeria elections 2023: Why are there so few female candidates?

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Nigeria will hold an election on 25 February, but only a small percentage of the candidates vying for political office are female.

Simon Ekpa: Nigeria’s Ipob faction leader arrested in Finland

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Simon Ekpa has called for a boycott of Nigeria's election, and allegedly incited violence on social media.

In Benin, indigo is more than just a colour, it is also a fabric

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In West Africa, indigo is more than just a colour, it is also a fabric. It has been associated with dignitaries, as well as widows.

Thomas Sankara’s widow boycotts reburial of African revolutionary

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His close family says he should not have been reburied at the spot where he was killed 35 years ago.

Nigeria election 2023: What do voters want from the next president?

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Nigerian voters at this local eatery cite insecurity, unemployment and education as issues they want their next president to tackle.

Nigeria Elections 2023: Young Nigerians messages to the future president

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As Nigeria elects a new president, young people born into the country’s new era of democratic rule highlight issues they want to be given priority.

Africa’s age testing saga must be a ‘watershed moment’ for global sport

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A leading sports scientist urges caution over the age testing process that badly disrupted qualification for the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations.

Nigeria elections 2023: Young people pin their hopes on presidential outsider

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Some 40% of Nigeria's voters are under 35, and many want change after years of misrule.

Ghana postpones African Games until 2024

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The 13th edition of the African Games, scheduled for August, will now be held some time next year because of a delay in completing the necessary facilities.