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Zimbabwe: Police to Use State-of-the-Art Gadgets to Reduce Road Carnage – Mnangagwa
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Zimbabwe: Govt Law Denies Pay to Women Falling Pregnant Less Than a Year Into Job
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Nigeria: Group Alleges 2019 Election Budget Delay Threat to Democracy
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Nigeria: Buhari Hails Team, Commends Spirited, Disciplined Display
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Nigeria: 11 Die in Ogun As Boat Capsizes
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Africa: Super Eagles Draw 1-1 With S/Africa, Qualify for 2019 Afcon
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The women smashing Ethiopia’s glass ceiling
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Anti-Ebola efforts in DR Congo suspended amid violence
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Hosts Ghana win opening AWCON match
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Central African Republic extradites ex-militia leader ‘Rambo’
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BBC African Footballer of the Year 2018: Nominees named for award
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