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27.03.2025 18:40 But Ghanaian investigative journalist tells the BBC that the message his victory sends is more important.

27.03.2025 18:40 The Kenya Football Federation launches an investigation into allegations that goalkeeper Patrick Matasi has been involved in match manipulation.

27.03.2025 14:20 Boualem Sansal, 80, told a far-right news outlet that colonial France gave too much land to Algeria.

27.03.2025 14:20 South Africa could face a sanction, including a points deduction, after fielding an ineligible player against Lesotho in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

27.03.2025 08:40 Riek Machar and his wife are detained after a convoy of 20 armed vehicles entered his home, his party says.

27.03.2025 04:10 Fighting in a mineral-rich region of central Africa proves a quandary for Chinese business interests.

26.03.2025 23:20 Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani is promoted to the highest rank in the army, and dissolves all political parties.

26.03.2025 23:20 Brent Bozell's nomination comes at a time when relations between South Africa and the United States are at a low point.

26.03.2025 17:42 The army appears to be on the verge of retaking the whole of the capital two years after the war began.

26.03.2025 17:42 The latest update includes "loan words" from several countries, including South Africa and Ireland.

26.03.2025 17:42 Ethiopia's prime minister asks Tigrayans to email him with suggestions for a new leader.

26.03.2025 13:01 President Évariste Ndayishimiye says there's "credible intelligence" that Rwanda plans to attack Burundi.

26.03.2025 08:33 The incident comes barely a month after another Kenyan police officer was killed in a confrontation with gang members.

26.03.2025 08:33 The Duke of Sussex says he and the prince of Lesotho left Sentebale amid a row between the trustees and the chair of its board.

26.03.2025 03:41 Algeria, Egypt and Morocco remain on track to reach the 2026 World Cup but Sudan's unlikely bid to qualify suffers a setback.