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Deadly crush at rally as Rwanda election campaign starts

Deadly crush at rally as Rwanda election campaign ...

4 months ago 18

South Africa edge past West Indies to reach semis

South Africa edge past West Indies to reach semis

4 months ago 46

Niger confirms anti-junta rebels behind oil attack

Niger confirms anti-junta rebels behind oil attack...

4 months ago 29

Dates for Afcon 2025 and Wafcon 2024 finals announced

Dates for Afcon 2025 and Wafcon 2024 finals announ...

5 months ago 42

South Africa on brink of semis after beating England

South Africa on brink of semis after beating Engla...

5 months ago 45

Comedian-turned-politician sworn in as Malawi's VP

Comedian-turned-politician sworn in as Malawi's VP...

5 months ago 22

Niger pulls French firm's permit for big uranium mine

Niger pulls French firm's permit for big uranium m...

5 months ago 18

Gay sex laws in Namibia ruled unconstitutional

Gay sex laws in Namibia ruled unconstitutional

5 months ago 23

Anger after man shot dead in Kenyan anti-tax protests

Anger after man shot dead in Kenyan anti-tax prote...

5 months ago 19

Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants

Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants

5 months ago 37

Passion, pilots and panache: Africa's top shots

Passion, pilots and panache: Africa's top shots

5 months ago 18

Attack on army base fuels Burkina Faso mutiny rumours

Attack on army base fuels Burkina Faso mutiny rumo...

5 months ago 48

Police battle anti-tax demonstrators as Kenya protests spread

Police battle anti-tax demonstrators as Kenya prot...

5 months ago 23

Zambia kills stray lions that prompted move to close schools

Zambia kills stray lions that prompted move to clo...

5 months ago 50

South Africa MP suspended for racist language

South Africa MP suspended for racist language

5 months ago 18

South Africa survive scare against USA in Super 8s

South Africa survive scare against USA in Super 8s...

5 months ago 22

Step-son of Malawi's ex-leader acquitted over migrant deaths

Step-son of Malawi's ex-leader acquitted over migr...

5 months ago 41

Thirteen banned as Uganda breaks football fixing ring

Thirteen banned as Uganda breaks football fixing r...

5 months ago 20

South Africa's Ramaphosa to be sworn in for second term

South Africa's Ramaphosa to be sworn in for second...

5 months ago 19

Kenya scraps bread tax as protesters tear-gassed

Kenya scraps bread tax as protesters tear-gassed

5 months ago 18

Rema's Calm Down makes Afrobeats history in the US

Rema's Calm Down makes Afrobeats history in the US...

5 months ago 23

Du Plessis v Adesanya to headline UFC 305 in August

Du Plessis v Adesanya to headline UFC 305 in Augus...

5 months ago 20

Jabeur & Sabalenka miss Olympics to prioritise health

Jabeur & Sabalenka miss Olympics to prioritise hea...

5 months ago 23

Mourners killed by car in Malawi VP's funeral convoy

Mourners killed by car in Malawi VP's funeral conv...

5 months ago 21

Zuma's MK party to join South Africa's opposition alliance

Zuma's MK party to join South Africa's opposition ...

5 months ago 22

Malawians pay tribute to vice-president killed in plane crash

Malawians pay tribute to vice-president killed in ...

5 months ago 44

Muted Eid celebrations for millions of Nigerian Muslims

Muted Eid celebrations for millions of Nigerian Mu...

5 months ago 39

How a Kenyan farmer became a champion of climate change denial

How a Kenyan farmer became a champion of climate c...

5 months ago 33