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Is a financial scandal behind Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations fiasco?
Egypt has been picked to replace Cameroon as host nation of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) football tournament, Africa's most important sporting event. Cameroon was stripped of its hosting rights due to massive delays in infrastructure and stadium building. Whistleblowers now claim that an estimated €1.8 billion of Cameroonian public money has been swallowed in contracts shrouded in controversy. Our team in Cameroon report.
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Egypt to host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Egypt will host the new expanded 24-team Africa Cup of Nations, the Confederation of African Football confirmed after a meeting of their executive commitee in Dakar on Tuesday.
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Jacob Zuma: Ex South Africa president in row over music album
South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma is embroiled in a new political row - after signing an unexpected record deal.
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DR Congo poll: Five things to know about the nation that powers mobile phones
The Democratic Republic of Congo - the world's leading producer of cobalt, used to power mobile phones and electric cars - holds landmark elections in most of the country on Sunday.