Tavares gives Cape Verde win over 10-man Ethiopiapublished at 21:13 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
Julio Tavares' first-half header gives Cape Verde a 1-0 win over 10-man Ethiopia in Group A at the Africa Cup of Nations
Read MoreTavares gives Cape Verde win over 10-man Ethiopiapublished at 21:13 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
Cameroon beat Burkina Faso in Afcon openerpublished at 21:08 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
Hosts Cameroon come from behind to beat Burkina Faso in an absorbing opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations before Cape Verde beat Ethiopia.
Read MoreAboubakar scores twice as Cameroon beat Burkina Fasopublished at 18:11 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
Captain Vincent Aboubakar scores two penalties as Cameroon come from behind to beat Burkina Faso in the opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Read MoreMendy and Koulibaly miss Senegal openerpublished at 16:55 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and captain Kalidou Koulibaly will miss Senegal's opening Africa Cup of Nations game after testing positive for coronavirus.
Read MoreFlash floods kill six people in South Africapublished at 16:19 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
BBC World ServiceOfficials in the South African province of Eastern Cape say at least six people have been killed in flash flooding triggered by heavy rains.
The provincial premier, Oscar Mabuyane, has been visiting the worst-affected district - a low-lying area of East London.
Dozens of people living in a township to the east of the city have been displaced.
Officials said some roads had been completely submerged, complicating access to distressed communities.
Videos on social media show the extent of the flooding.
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End of X postSudan's anti-coup protesters tear-gassedpublished at 13:17 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
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Image source, AFPImage caption, Sunday's protest was one of regular ones against the coup that derailed a deal by military and civilian leaders to share power after the ousting of long-time leader Omar al-Bashir in 2019
Sudanese security forces have fired tear gas to try to disperse the latest anti-government protest marches in the capital, Khartoum.
Among the groups joining Sunday's demonstrations was the Central Doctors’ Committee whose members say they are angry at the impact of October's military coup on health services.
Last week, Abdalla Hamdok resigned as prime minister amid continuing friction between the military and pro-democracy campaigners.
The UN envoy to Sudan, Volker Perthes, had called for both sides to engage in constructive dialogue, external.
But his proposal has been rejected by opposition trades unions and rebels in the Darfur region.
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Nigeria motorbike gang attacks: Deaths rise to 200published at 12:48 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
The attacks in the northern Zamfara state are believed to be in response to military air strikes.
Read MoreTributes as anti-apartheid campaigner diespublished at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
Hanef Bhamjee was awarded an OBE for his fight against apartheid.
Read MoreThe football festival in the shadow of a rebellionpublished at 00:13 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2022
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Read MoreCovid-hit Afcon teams with 11 players must playpublished at 18:37 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022
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Read MoreAfrica Cup of Nations 2021 squadspublished at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022
Squads for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Cameroon from 9 January to 6 February 2022.
Read MoreOnana targets Cameroon success after doping banpublished at 17:02 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022
After serving a nine-month doping ban last year, Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana is confident of success at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Read MoreAirstrike kills dozens at Tigray camp - aid staffpublished at 13:26 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022
Aid workers in northern Ethiopia say 56 people are killed in a strike on a camp for the displaced.
Read MoreEthiopia frees rebel leaders in Christmas amnestypublished at 04:09 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says the prisoners are being released in a bid to promote reconciliation.
Read MoreHow KFC got fried over its chip shortage in Kenyapublished at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2022
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Read MoreAfcon should '100% be more respected'published at 23:55 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2022
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Read MoreSuspected pirates released in middle of the seapublished at 19:42 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2022
The suspects had been detained at sea in the Gulf of Guinea in November. A fourth remains in custody.
Read MoreVAR to be used throughout Africa Cup of Nationspublished at 18:28 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2022
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Read MoreWhy pop star Floby is called 'Father of Orphans'published at 17:49 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2022
DJ Edu
This Is Africa presenter, BBC World Service
Image source, FlobyImage caption, Floby’s is a remarkable story of rags to riches
Floby is Burkina Faso’s biggest pop star. He has been recording hits for over a decade, and he has managed to stay on top.
His most recent album Wend’so dropped last year, and both singles from it - Méditation and Batterie Kouda - have done well.
Over the years, Floby has picked up quite a few nicknames:
- “Le Baaba” refers to the fact that he holds a chieftaincy in his village.
- “Le Papa des Orphelins” - meaning father of the orphans - is perhaps most revealing.
Floby’s is a remarkable story of rags to riches: he spent six years living destitute on the streets of Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, after the urban wing of his family threw him out because he was determined to be a musician.
He does not forget the many young people who still face the hardship he suffered.
His nickname when he was on the streets was “Weedo”, which means “from the bush”, and in each album he has done a Weedo song - either recounting parts of his life story or giving inspirational messages to his more unfortunate young fans.
He told me:
Quote MessageI can’t help everyone, but I encourage children who have difficult lives to take hope. If I, Floby, could get off the street so can everyone."
Floby did have one big advantage though. Before moving to Ouagadougou he was brought up by his grandmother in the village. She was a griot, and she taught him to sing and introduced him to the traditional rhythms of his Mossi culture.
Quote MessageShe gave me everything, God rest her soul. Lying in bed at night I often wonder what would have become of me if she hadn’t been there. There was no money for me to go to school, I had no training in anything. How would I have managed to feed my family if I didn’t have music?
Quote MessageBut I didn’t get into music to be a millionaire. I didn’t really know it could even feed me. I did it because I wanted to sing, I wanted to express everything that was in me, and because it was a gift in me given by a dear person in my life.”
In one way the influence of Floby’s grandmother has grown stronger. Whereas his early songs, like his breakthrough hit Rosine, were in an imported genre - as he puts it - his recent work emphasises the Warba, a traditional Mossi rhythm.
Quote MessageFor me it’s a way of creating a Burkinabé musical identity. I want it to be like Mbalax from Senegal or Zouglou from Ivory Coast
Quote MessageIt’s a dream, but I’m making steps towards it, and other artists are catching on to the idea. One person can’t do it alone.”
You can hear more from Floby on This is Africa this Saturday on BBC World Service radio and partner stations across Africa.
Mboma is BBC African Sports Personality of 2021published at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2022
Watch as Namibia's Christine Mboma finds out that she is the BBC African Sports Personality of the Year for 2021.
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