Springboks bag Laureus Sports Team of the Year award
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W African leaders agree billion-dollar anti-jihadist plan
The plan, to be funded from 2020 to 2024, was announced at end of the Economic Community Summit of West African States in Ouagadougou, where the ECOWAS nations were joined by Mauritania and Chad.
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An apology is not enough, Zimbabweans tell Ramaphosa
President Ramaphosa was booed when addressing mourners at the official funeral service of Robert Mugabe in Harare.
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Tears and tributes as leaders, supporters bid farewell to Mugabe
Robert Mugabe led Zimbabwe for 37 years, from independence until he was ousted by the army in November 2017.
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GALLERY: Zimbabweans, African leaders pay final tribute to Robert Mugabe
Supporters, African leaders and dignitaries paid their final respects at the funeral of the late former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe at the National Sports Stadium in Harare.
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DR Congo ex-health minister arrested for 'embezzling Ebola funds' - police
Ilunga, who resigned as health minister in July after being removed as head of the country's Ebola response team, was detained while hiding in an apartment in the capital Kinshasa ahead of a bid to flee the country, officers said.
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Four cholera cases confirmed in Sudan, three die of acute watery diarrhoea
The ministry said it had identified 37 people with acute watery diarrhoea between 28 August and 8 September and that three of them have died.
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Ramaphosa booed during Mugabe funeral service
Cyril Ramaphosa took to the stage at Robert Mugabe's funeral service, in Zimbabwe, to deliver his condolences but he was interrupted by boos from the crowd.
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African leaders arrive at Zim national sports grounds for Mugabe service
The former Zimbabwean president died in a Singapore hospital a week ago and lay in state at a local stadium over the last two days for members of the public to pay tribute to him.
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WATCH LIVE: Robert Mugabe's funeral service
Robert Mugabe's funeral service is being held at the National Sports Stadium in Harare. Zimbabwe's former president died in Singapore earlier this month.
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Mugabe’s burial delayed by construction of a monument in his honour
The family said Robert Mugabe would be buried at the heroes’ acre in 30 days, due to the construction of a monument in his honour at the heroes' acre.
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Mugabe will not be buried on Sunday, says family
Robert Mugabe family said he would be buried after 30 days at the Heroes Acres “after some construction is finished there”.
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Six Nigerian soldiers dead in jihadist attacks
Suspected fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province, affiliated to the so-called Islamic State group, attacked the town of Gubio on Thursday, unleashing a battle with security forces.
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Grace asked to rest, not attend day 2 of viewing Mugabe's body
They had always earlier said the late stateman’s wishes had included that Grace Mugabe be beside his coffin until his burial.
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Kenya becomes 3rd African nation to introduce world's first malaria vaccine
African nations Ghana and Malawi launched their pilot programmes of the vaccine earlier this year.
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Mugabe to be buried at national shrine on Sunday, says family
Robert Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years until he was ousted by his own army in November 2017, died in a Singapore hospital a week ago aged 95.
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Foreign heads, dignitaries expected to arrive in Harare for Mugabe funeral
The Mugabe family has rejected the government’s plan for an official funeral and burial on Sunday, saying it wants to lay the former president to rest in a private ceremony.
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Stowaway passengers killed in DR Congo train disaster
Estimates of the death toll have varied widely. The minister for humanitarian action, Steve Mbikayi, gave the first toll as 50 dead.
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Cameroon separatist leader says Biya's dialogue call a 'non-event'
Paul Biya on Tuesday announced that he intends to open a major "national dialogue" later this month in a bid to solve the conflict between security forces and armed separatists from the anglophone minority in the west.
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Mnangagwa calls for cool heads in dispute over Robert Mugabe’s burial
President Emmerson Mnangagwa asked the Mugabes to set aside their bitterness after the family rejected plans to bury the late statesman at the National Heroes Acre on Sunday.
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Tunisia gears up for presidential poll steeped in uncertainty
Twenty-six candidates are in the race, including the incumbent prime minister and a media magnate who was arrested just weeks before the polls, as well as a presidential hopeful put forth by an Islamist-inspired party.
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Several people injured in stampede as Zimbabweans view Mugabe's body
Zimbabweans gathered at the Rufaro Stadium to view the body of Robert Mugabe forced themselves on the pitch, overwhelming security.
