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Algeria apologises after player mocks Congolese superfan dressed as pan-African hero

Michel Nkuka Mboladinga stood motionless throughout DR Congo's Afcon matches in tribute to Patrice Lumumba.

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Algeria apologises after player mocks Congolese superfan dressed as pan-African hero

Michel Nkuka Mboladinga stood motionless throughout DR Congo's Afcon matches in tribute to Patrice Lumumba.

Kenya tournament chiefs admit errors over viral tennis wildcard

The organisers of a professional women's tournament which has gone viral because of a wildcard player's poor performance acknowledge she should not have been allowed to play.

Kenya tournament chiefs admit errors over viral tennis wildcard

The organisers of a professional women's tournament which has gone viral because of a wildcard player's poor performance acknowledge she should not have been allowed to play.

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ‘devastated’ by death of young son

The Half of a Yellow Sun and We Should All Be Feminists writer's twin boys were born in 2024.

Ex-Ghana minister detained by US immigration

Ken Ofori-Atta's lawyers say he is co-operating and is in the process of changing his US visa status.

US halts assistance to Somalia over claims food aid was illegally seized

Somalia denies the claims and says the 76 tonnes of aid is still in the hands of the World Food Programme.

Rare mountain gorilla twins born in Africa’s oldest national park

Trackers in DR Congo's Virunga National Park spotted the babies being hugged by their mother on Saturday.

Nigeria’s ex-justice minister granted bail in $6m corruption case

Abubakar Malami was one of the most influential figures in the administration of former President Buhari.