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Several footballers have absconded in the past leaving behind what rights groups call a repressive government.
Albert Mazibuko sang in the iconic South African choral group for more than 55 years.
There are fears South Sudan may be plunged back into a civil war less than a decade after it ended.
Malawian Martha Ongwane, brought low by her daughter's autism, found a rare support group.
The country will start receiving deportees from this month but has not said how many they will accept.
A Turkish government-owned drilling ship is expected to arrive in Somali waters later this week.
Five civilians were killed by the gunmen and their bodies were recovered at the scene, the army said.
People evicted to build Nigeria's capital accuse the government of failing to fulfill its promises to them.
The craze for collecting ants takes Kenya by surprise as smugglers zone in to make a profit.
African and Caribbean nations want countries which benefited from slavery to pay compensation but it will not be straightforward.
Women in Kenya and Ghana tell the BBC about being approached by a Russian man who later posts videos of them without their consent.
The disruption in oil supplies has caused shortages and concerns in several African countries.
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