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    26 Dec 2016

    For daily news, pictures and video from across Africa, hit 'like' on our Facebook page:

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  2. 17 hours ago

    Should it be called 'pray-as-you-go'? A pastor in Nigeria has urged followers to pay him more than $2,000 to unleash a squadron of 'prayer warriors' to help the country's footballers secure a World Cup win.

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  3. 17 hours ago

    Lubumbashi, DR Congo's second-biggest city, is a microcosm of the country's fevered debate and deep divisions ahead of the December presidential elections -- political slogans are chanted on the football terraces.

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  4. 20 hours ago

    In a headlong rush for growth, the Gabonese capital Libreville is ripping up mangroves, threatening a fragile ecosystem and stripping away a key defence against rising seas and storm surges.

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  5. 20 hours ago

    Corruption costs the Democratic Republic of Congo at least $15 billion each year, or around three times its annual budget, according to President Joseph Kabila's anti-graft advisor.

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  6. 21 hours ago

    What's the buzz in Nigeria today? Counterfeit football jerseys -- and a song in praise of the fakes.

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  7. 21 hours ago

    : South Sudan says it's 'had enough' of rebel leader - spokesman.

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  8. Jun 21

    MSF aid workers in Africa used prostitutes, BBC says in report with overtones of Oxfam scandal, citing anonymous whistleblowers who also reported boasts of trading medicine for sex. MSF says takes allegations seriously but so far unable to confirm claims.

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  9. Jun 21

    Anglophone separatists in Cameroon have killed 81 police and troops and more than 100 civilians in their campaign for independence, according to a government report. Document also calls for humanitarian aid worth 12.7 billion CFA francs ($21 million).

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  10. Jun 20

    Time for us to toot the trumpet for the great work of our photographer John Wessels in DR Congo. He's been honoured with an exhibition at the International Festival of Photojournalism in Perpignan, the world's premier event in this field.

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    Jun 20

    At least 10 killed in Zambia mine dump collapse, police say

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  12. Jun 20

    A glamour blogger, a filmmaker and a tech mogul are competing to create a homegrown African rival to Netflix. Celia Lebur reports from Nollywood -- Nigeria's fast-growing film industry.

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  13. Jun 20

    Mali has admitted that soldiers were involved in killings in the country's unstable centre, after discovery of a mass grave backed up accusations of summary executions by government troops.

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  14. Jun 20

    Eritrea says it will will send a delegation to Ethiopia after Addis Ababa agreed to abide by a long-standing peace agreement between the two foes.

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  15. Jun 19

    : South Sudan President Salva Kiir will meet rebel leader Riek Machar in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, their first meeting in nearly two years, says Ethiopian foreign ministry.

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    Jun 19

    The Central African Republic says a diplomatic passport that tennis star Boris Becker claims entitles him to immunity in bankruptcy proceedings in Britain "is a fake"

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  17. Jun 19

    : Central Africa Republic says Boris Becker's diplomatic passport is 'fake'.

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  18. Jun 19

    In northern Cameroon, small farmers have become the invisible victims of Boko Haram -- jihadists kill them, steal their animals and close cattle markets. Reinnier Kaze reports from the remote village of Meme.

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  19. Jun 19

    Would you lie on a crocodile's back? No problem for people in the Burkinabe village of Bazoule -- they have sacred crocodiles that, they say, live in harmony with the locals. (And perhaps the regular offering of a chicken also helps).

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  20. Jun 19

    Ultra-secure lab in Gabon equipped for Ebola studies

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  21. Jun 19

    Malawi's ex-president Joyce Banda eyeing next year vote

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