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Ethiopia To Issue IDs For Rastafarian Community

Ethiopia's foreign ministry said Friday it will issue identification cards to Rastafarians, granting rights to a...

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Rwanda Schools Face Tricky Task Teaching Genocide History

"Who can tell us what the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi was all about?" teacher Josephat Arinetwe asks his pupils as...

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CAF Adds 8 More Teams To Tournament, Changes Timing

AFCON Expansion will take effect from 2019 at the 32nd edition of the African tournament… Several changes have been...

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UN Sees 70% Shortfall In Aid For South Sudan Refugees

Only 30 percent of $1.4 billion aid needed in 2017 for refugees fleeing the conflict in South Sudan has been raised, a...

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NAC Breda Re-Sign Ghana Winger Thomas Agyepong On Loan From Manchester City

Ghana winger Thomas Agyepong has returned to promoted Dutch Eredivisie side NAC Breda on loan from Manchester City....

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Eritreans Pursue Two-Wheeled Dreams In Exile

After representing Eritrea in cycling tournaments across Africa, Daniel Teklay took a journey of a different sort last...

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US Warns South Sudan Regional Plan Is Last Chance For Peace

The United States warned Thursday that a new regional plan to shore up South Sudan's failing peace agreement was the...

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Ghana’s Economy To Expand

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has listed Ghana as one of the countries to watch on the continent saying the...

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Kingsley Sarfo’s Champions League Hopes With Malmo Ended

Diminutive Ghana international, Kingsley Sarfo’s hopes of playing in the Champions League were dashed last night as...

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S.Sudan Clashes Force Patients, Doctors To Flee Hospital

Thouk Reath, 19, was recovering from a leg amputation after being shot in fighting in northeastern South Sudan when the...

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‘I Want To Do Better With Gender Parity’

‘I want to do better with gender parity’ – Nana Addo President Nana Addo has admitted his government’s efforts...

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South Sudan Declares State of Emergency

South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir has declared a state of emergency in part of the country’s north-west. The...

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Malaysia Arrests Vietnamese Man For ‘ivory Smuggling’

Malaysian authorities have arrested a Vietnamese man and seized a stash of elephant ivory worth almost $70,000, an...

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China To Open First Overseas Military Base In Djibouti

Ships carrying personnel for China’s first overseas military base have set sail to begin setting up the facility...

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Chinese Man Arrested In Botswana Over Donkey Skin Trade

A Chinese man alleged to be involved in Botswana's illegal donkey skin trade has been arrested after being found with...

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S.Korean Diplomat Recalled From Ethiopia Over Alleged Rape

A senior South Korean diplomat has been recalled from Ethiopia after he allegedly raped a female colleague, Seoul's...

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South Sudan Forces Launch Fresh Offensive Against Rebels

South Sudan government forces have launched an offensive towards a rebel stronghold in the north of the country, the UN...

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China Ships Troops To Its First Overseas Base In Africa

China has deployed troops to its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, a major step forward for the country's...

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USM, Ahly Tripoli Advance, 10-Man Zamalek Out

USM Alger of Algeria and Al Ahly Tripoli of Libya reached the CAF Champions League quarter-finals Sunday as 2016...