Kamala Harris Africa trip: Can US charm offensive woo continent from China?

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US Vice-President Kamala Harris embarks on a tour of the continent amid fierce competition for influence.

Angola’s 1977 massacre: Tragic twist for orphans of mass killings

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The government said it had found their parents' remains but other research raised fresh questions.

Mboma’s coach shocked as new rules end Worlds hopes

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Revised rules for athletes with high testosterone mean Namibia's Olympic silver medallist Christine Mboma will not compete at this year's World Championships.

Paul Rusesabagina: Hotel Rwanda hero set free

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Paul Rusesabagina, played in the 2004 movie by Don Cheadle, was credited with saving 1,200 people.

‘I didn’t speak to them for 18 months’ – Gudaf Tsegay on becoming world champion during Ethiopia’s civil war

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Gudaf Tsegay had the best season of her career in 2022 despite being separated from her parents and siblings by Ethiopia's civil war.

Africa’s week in pictures: 17 – 23 March 2023

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.

Ghana 1-0 Angola: Antoine Semenyo scores as Chris Hughton wins first game in charge

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Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo scores a 96th-minute winner against Angola to give Chris Hughton victory in his first competitive game as Ghana boss.

Somalia’s all-women media team breaking the stereotypes

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Meet Somalia's all-female media team which fights and highlights the stereotypes female journalists are facing.

African sport rocked by sexual abuse allegations in DR Congo and Cameroon

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Fifa's ethics committee provisionally suspends a football coach in DR Congo while a para sport official in Cameroon is under investigation for rape.

Nigerian street trader trafficked to UK in kidney donor plot

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The young man was brought to the UK to provide a kidney for the sick daughter of a Nigerian senator.