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Explaining the news from AfricaThis is AfricaLatest updates32 mins agoSeven Eritrean players fail to return home after international matchSeveral footballers have absconded in the past leaving behind what rights groups call a repressive government.32 mins ago44 mins agoLadysmith Black Mambazo's 'wise elder' dies aged 77Albert Mazibuko sang in the iconic South African choral group for more than 55 years.44 mins ago2 hrs agoChurches and politicians in South Sudan call for 'lasting peace' in Easter messagesThere are fears South Sudan may be plunged back into a civil war less than a decade after it ended.2 hrs ago6 hrs agoSomalia set for 'historic' first offshore oil drilling A Turkish government-owned drilling ship is expected to arrive in Somali waters later this week.6 hrs ago9 hrs agoBurkina Faso rejects report that over 1,800 civilians killed since junta seized powerThe government says the report, which blamed most of the killings on the military, as "unfounded".9 hrs ago9 hrs agoNigerian army rescues 31 held after Easter church attackFive civilians were killed by the gunmen and their bodies were recovered at the scene, the army said.9 hrs ago19 hrs ago'I adore her now': Mother learns to cope with child's autism in a country with little helpMalawian Martha Ongwane, brought low by her daughter's autism, found a rare support group.19 hrs ago2 days agoWorld's oldest leader to get a deputy for first time in 43-year ruleCameroon's President Paul Biya, 93, won his eighth successive term last year in a disputed election.2 days ago2 days agoSenegal bans ministers from foreign travel as oil price rise bitesThe fuel cost is nearly double what the government budgeted for putting pressure on stretched finances.2 days ago...
