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Tunisia migrants: At least 29 die off coast

March 26, 2023 | Source: BBC News - Africa

The sub-Saharan African migrants were trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Italy.

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

March 26, 2023 | Source: BBC News - Africa

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

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

March 25, 2023 | Source: BBC News - Africa

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

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Mboma’s coach shocked as new rules end Worlds hopes

March 24, 2023 | Source: BBC News - Africa

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

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Paul Rusesabagina: Hotel Rwanda hero set free

March 24, 2023 | Source: BBC News - Africa

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

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

March 24, 2023 | Source: BBC News - Africa

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

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

March 24, 2023 | Source: BBC News - Africa

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

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

March 23, 2023 | Source: BBC News - Africa

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

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Somalia’s all-women media team breaking the stereotypes

March 23, 2023 | Source: BBC News - Africa

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

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

March 23, 2023 | Source: BBC News - Africa

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

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