Kenya's John Korir sets a new course record of two hours, one minute and 52 seconds to win a second successive Boston Marathon.
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At the 1972 Miss World contest, Cynthia Shange was one of two contestants from South Africa - one black and one white.
The youngest of those freed from an Allied Democratic Forces camp is a girl aged just 14, Uganda's army says.
Many Nigerians associate bats with witchcraft but that did not deter ecologist Iroro Tanshi.
Shamim Mafi is accused of brokering the sales of arms to Sudan's defence ministry on behalf of Iran.
A DNA and legal project has identified the fathers of 20 children born near a military base in Kenya.
A DNA and legal project has identified the fathers of 20 children born near a military base in Kenya.
One of Sudan's most popular bands, Aswat Almadina, recall being in the studio when the war broke out three years ago.
The country's biggest musician Teddy Afro laments a lack of unity in the country on his new track.
The Congolese government stresses those expelled from the US are only in the country temporarily.