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            <title><![CDATA[Mali defence minister killed as country hit by wave of rebel attacks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists has spread through the country.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:56:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pirates seize another vessel off Somali coast as threat level increased]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The UK's maritime monitor reports at least four suspected piracy incidents in the past week off the coast of Somalia. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:53:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kenya's Sawe smashes two-hour barrier to make history at London Marathon]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sabastian Sawe makes history at the London Marathon as the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:39:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The detained anti-colonial activist grabbing attention in West Africa: Who is Kemi Seba?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The activist has condemned France's influence in West Africa and been accused of being a "Russian mouthpiece".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:09:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A nation built on pan-African principles faces questions about racism]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Several black Zambians tell the BBC they sometimes feel like they are second-class citizens in their own country.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:08:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[South Africa's top envoy to Ghana summoned over attacks on foreigners]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A Ghanaian national was confronted by South Africans in a viral clip and questioned about his immigration status.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:31:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kenyan leader sparks uproar after  mocking Nigerians' spoken English]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[William Ruto says Kenyans speak "some of the best English in the world" while it is hard to understand Nigerians.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:01:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Behind Nigeria's murky coup plot - the money, the prayers and a Nollywood arrest]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[What court papers and sources close to the investigation have told the BBC about the scope of the plan.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:57:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[This man was jailed for five years over Nigeria's End Sars protests and then freed without trial]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At 17, Rasheed Wasiu was detained as security forces cracked down on protests against police brutality.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:37:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['I cried so hard' - the Kenyan WNBA star who beat US visa heartbreak]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Madina Okot only started playing basketball six years ago, but the Kenyan's rapid rise has seen her set a WNBA milestone at the age of 21.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:10:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['They told me he was dead': Children born near Kenyan army base learn truth about UK soldier dads]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A DNA and legal project has identified the fathers of 20 children born near a military base in Kenya.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:07:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['The weapons were loud, but there was always music': Sudanese band play on through the war]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[One of Sudan's most popular bands, Aswat Almadina, recall being in the studio when the war broke out three years ago.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:09:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Guinea Bissau's Djabi seriously injured in stabbing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Midtjylland midfielder Alamara Djabi is in a stable condition having been seriously injured in a stabbing in Denmark, his club says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:50:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Former Nigeria striker Eneramo dies during match]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Michael Eneramo, who won 10 caps for the Super Eagles, dies aged 40 after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest during a friendly game.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:10:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Korir defends Boston Marathon title with course record]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Kenya's John Korir sets a new course record of two hours, one minute and 52 seconds to win a second successive Boston Marathon.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:30:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Six African athletes blocked from transfers to Turkey]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[World Athletics rejects the applications of 11 elite athletes to switch their nationality to Turkey as the requests were "part of a coordinated recruitment strategy" by the country's government "to attract overseas athletes through lucrative contracts".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:58:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nigerian with 'natural explosiveness' aiming for NFL spot]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hailed for his impressive physical attributes, Nigerian Uar Bernard is hoping to be drafted by an NFL side this month.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:11:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jepchirchir withdraws from London Marathon]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[World champion Peres Jepchirchir withdraws from this month's London Marathon because of an unspecified stress fracture.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:55:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ghana appoint ex-Man Utd assistant Queiroz as coach]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Former Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz is appointed as Ghana's head coach for the upcoming World Cup.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:29:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The conflict, which erupted in 2023, has left behind a human toll which is "simply staggering", reports the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:38:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[DR Congo qualify for World Cup: 'Amidst pain and war, this victory makes us proud’]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[DR Congo are back at the World Cup for the first time since 1974, with fans in Kinshasa celebrating the team's 1-0 play-off win over Jamaica.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:45:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[One house, two faiths, one fasting season]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ramadan and Lent haven't overlapped since 1993 and couples like Olanrewaju and Kaosara in Nigeria are observing them together.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:40:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Inside Ethiopia's 'smart' police station]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ethiopia unveils its first unmanned, 'smart' police station where citizens can report crimes on automated touch screens.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:29:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[At the scene: Muslims killed 'over rejection of extremist ideology' in Nigeria]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At least 78 bodies have been buried, while it's feared that more than 170 people were killed altogether.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:15:30 GMT</pubDate>
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