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Nigeria’s presidential candidates hold last rallies one week before vote/in /by
More than 90 million people are registered to vote in Nigeria where President Muhammadu Buhari is stepping down after his two terms allowed by the constitution.
Ghana: Tributes pour in for late footballer Christian Atsu/in /by
" This is a good soul taken out of the community and taken out of the country. Christian Atsu’s good deeds is all out there for people to see. Helping the poor in their communities, in his own village, here in Accra, here in Ghana, and all over. Nana Kweku-Ajimai, founder of Ghana Project Football
Tour de Rwanda gives high hopes for cycling in Africa – Chris Froome/in /by
"I think project like this will go a long way in helping to basically bring the next generation of professional cyclists to Europe. And, I mean when I grew up in Kenya, we didn't have anything like this. So it's great to see this project take shape and I believe in .. Chris Froome, cyclist
UN chief Antonio Guterres urges African leaders to ‘act for peace’/in /by
"Around the world today, 339 million people are in need of humanitarian aid — an increase of more than 25% per cent since last year.And so today, here in Addis, I’m announcing the largest ever allocation from our United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund — 250 million dollars - to combat famine
Free trade, armed conflict dominate African Union summit in Addis Ababa/in /by
"I have made clear the issue of sanctions imposed on member states following unconstitutional changes of government. Obviously, these sanctions do not seem to produce the desired results, on the contrary." Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commision
Brazil: World-famous Carnival parade kicks off in Sao Paulo/in /by
“With Carnival, we are actually rescuing the possibility of maintaining our culture, which is the Black culture, a culture where everyone is welcome.” Marisa Lima Pereira, 37-year-old samba school participant
World Pangolin Day: Poaching, trafficking threaten African pangolins/in /by
"People don't know what a pangolin is so when they see a pangolin, they think that it is something harmful or something poisonous or dangerous.... even people from law enforcement ... they are not giving a need for concern for the pangolin as much weight as it should have." Beryl Makori, research
DR Congo: Women in street protest call on M23 rebels to leave their city/in /by
“We protest because we are sufferingf. Since we fled, our children have been suffering. They no longer study. We have no food. We have nothing on us, it is an ordeal. Let us be helped and given back our rights. It has been a year since we fled Rutshuru, but so far we've been suffering." Angèle Nsabi
Body of Ghanaian international Christian Atsu found in ruins of devastating earthquake in Turkey/in /by
Atsu, 31-years-old, who previously played for English Premier League clubs Chelsea, Newcastle United, Everton and Bournemouth, signed for Hatayspor from Saudi Arabian side Al Raed FC last year.