Afcon 2023: Angola out to prove critics wrong and deliver ‘happiness’

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Captain Fredy says Angola are growing in confidence as the Palancas Negras write history at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Nelson Chamisa: Zimbabwe opposition CCC leader quits ‘contaminated’ party

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Nelson Chamisa, who came second in elections last year, says his party has been "hijacked".

Plateau state violence: At least 43 killed in Nigeria clashes in Mangu

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At least 43 people were killed in ethnic and religious violence in Plateau state, residents tell the BBC.

Kelly Khumalo accused of ordering Senzo Meyiwa’s murder in South Africa

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Top footballer Senzo Meyiwa was killed on the orders of singer Kelly Khumalo, a South African court hears.

Uganda minister says people dying of hunger are ‘idiots’

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Some say the comments are insensitive after 2,200 died of starvation and related illnesses in 2022.

Bola Tinubu denies planning to move Nigeria’s capital from Abuja to Lagos

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The presidency scotches rumours that there is a plan to relocate the capital from Abuja.

Ghana coup plot: Soldiers among six sentenced to death by hanging

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The six have been sentenced to death by hanging for their involvement in a 2021 coup plot.

Kenya discovers coltan deposits – Mining Minister Salim Mvurya

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The government is assessing the value of the mineral reserves, which have been found in six counties.

Johannesburg’s Usindiso fire survivors living in unsafe shacks in South Africa

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Months after South Africa's deadliest fire, families are living in shacks with no power or water.

Afcon 2023: Zambia 0-1 Morocco – Hakim Ziyech winner hands hosts Ivory Coast last-16 reprieve

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Morocco beat Zambia to do Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast a major favour, sending the Elephants into the last 16 by the back door.