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No Ebola fears for African Cup of Nations - CAF

African football’s governing body CAF insists the Ebola outbreak will not affect the upcoming African Cup of Nations. Equatorial Guinea will play

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Dakar Rally: Rodrigues rides to Stage 9 victory as Al-Attiyah closes in on car title

Helder Rodrigues bounced back from a disastrous ride on Monday when he lost over three hours to win stage nine of the Dakar Rally. Out of the title

Sport

Coma tops riders in Chile after rough day in Dakar

The toughest rally in the world lived up to its reputation as stage eight of the Dakar 2015 decimated the riders on the 808 kilometre course between

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2015 Africa Eco Race: Ullevalseter clinches penultimate stage

Norway’s Pal Anders Ullevalseter produced yet another flawless run to claim the penultimate stage of the Africa Eco Race on Saturday. The KTM rider

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Toure wins fourth straight African Footballer of Year award

Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure has been named African Footballer of the Year for a record fourth consecutive time. He is the

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Shipwreck start-up: hope for African migrants building a new life in Germany

There were 350 people on my boat... I still think about those who fell into the water. I saw a child with his mother. We couldn't save them. A little baby, one year old. In that boat, you couldn't sav

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Africa Eco Race: Sabatier clinches stage 9, Serradori forced to withdraw

Overnight leader Mathieu Serradori of France has been forced to withdraw from this year’s Africa Eco Race after suffering a technical problem in the

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Theuretzbacher wins stage 8 of the Africa Eco Race.

Austria’s Robert Theuretzbacher produced a stunning performance to clinch stage 8 of the Africa Eco Race in Azougui on Wednesday. Four days after

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Ullevalseter continues to dominate Africa Eco Race

Pal anders Ullevalseter of Norway won stage seven of the Africa Eco Race on Tuesday for his fifth win so far. The day’s ride was the first big trek

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Nice one Pal as Ullevalseter makes it four out of four in the Africa Eco Race

Stage 4 of the Africa Eco Race the 379 km from Assa to As Sakan in Morocco. A route that saw the racers speed through valleys where the terrain

Italy

Italy's costly, deadly battle with migrant traffickers

Finally safe on dry land in Gallipoli, Italy… The vessel Blue Sky M had its steering locked on a collision course for the Italian Adriatic shore

Sierra Leone

Relentless spread of Ebola continues with Sierra Leone worst hit

As Ebola continues its relentless spread in West Africa, Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma has asked people to observe a week of fasting and prayer.

Gambia

Gambia President Jammeh blames foreign-backed dissidents for attack on capital

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has blamed foreign-backed dissidents for an attack in the capital Banjul that was widely reported as a coup attempt.

Sport

Norway's Ullevalseter sets pace in Africa Eco Rally

Stage 3 of the Africa Eco Race saw the competitors tackle the longest stage in the rally a total of 450 km from Tagounite to Assa in Morocco. For

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Norway's Pal Anders Ullevalseter keeps up the pressure in the Africa Eco Race

And they’re off once more on day two of the seventh edition of the Africa Eco Race which is taking competitors through Morocco, Mauritania and

Spain

Hundreds of migrants attempt to scale border fence into Spanish enclave of Melilla

More than 50 migrants managed to scale the Moroccan border fence into the Spanish enclave of Melilla early on Wednesday morning. They were amongst

Sport

2015 Africa Eco Race: Ullevalseter shines in Morocco

Norway’s Pal Anders Ullevalseter produced a stunning performance to set the pace after the opening stage of this year’s Africa Eco Race in Morocco

Spain

Over 100 migrants attempt to storm Melilla enclave

More than 100 migrants have stormed the Spanish territory of Melilla, according to officials at the enclave. Police say around 40 out of the 200

World News

Ebola financial symptoms could cost 3 billion euros in 2015

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has devastated lives in three of the continent’s poorest countries. The World Bank says the cost of the outbreak to

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Open wounds in the Central African Republic