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Seven Eritrean players fail to return home after international match
Several footballers have absconded in the past leaving behind what rights groups call a repressive government.
Churches and politicians in South Sudan call for ‘lasting peace’ in Easter messages
There are fears South Sudan may be plunged back into a civil war less than a decade after it ended.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s ‘wise elder’ dies aged 77
Albert Mazibuko sang in the iconic South African choral group for more than 55 years.
Somalia set for ‘historic’ first offshore oil drilling
A Turkish government-owned drilling ship is expected to arrive in Somali waters later this week.
DR Congo agrees to take deportees from the US
The country will start receiving deportees from this month but has not said how many they will accept.
Nigerian army rescues 31 worshippers abducted in Easter church attack
Five civilians were killed by the gunmen and their bodies were recovered at the scene, the army said.
‘I adore her now’: Mother learns to cope with child’s autism in a country with little help
Malawian Martha Ongwane, brought low by her daughter's autism, found a rare support group.
World’s oldest leader to get a deputy for first time in 43-year rule
Cameroon's President Paul Biya, 93, won his eighth successive term last year in a disputed election.
Senegal bans ministers from foreign travel as oil price rise bites
The fuel cost is nearly double what the government budgeted for putting pressure on stretched finances.
‘We want a voice in our land’ – the people evicted to build Nigeria’s capital
People evicted to build Nigeria's capital accuse the government of failing to fulfill its promises to them.