Several footballers have absconded in the past leaving behind what rights groups call a repressive government.
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There are fears South Sudan may be plunged back into a civil war less than a decade after it ended.
Albert Mazibuko sang in the iconic South African choral group for more than 55 years.
A Turkish government-owned drilling ship is expected to arrive in Somali waters later this week.
The country will start receiving deportees from this month but has not said how many they will accept.
Five civilians were killed by the gunmen and their bodies were recovered at the scene, the army said.
Malawian Martha Ongwane, brought low by her daughter's autism, found a rare support group.
Cameroon's President Paul Biya, 93, won his eighth successive term last year in a disputed election.
The fuel cost is nearly double what the government budgeted for putting pressure on stretched finances.
People evicted to build Nigeria's capital accuse the government of failing to fulfill its promises to them.