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Paris Olympics: Kenya's Faith Kipyegon to run a double
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Paris Olympics: Kenya's Faith Kipyegon to run a double

The two-time Olympic champion ran a perfect qualifier in the 1500m race after qualifying for the 5,000m the previous day.
Paris Olympics: Faith Kipyegon at Kenyan trials in bid for historic hat-trick
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Paris Olympics: Faith Kipyegon at Kenyan trials in bid for historic hat-trick

Kipyegon competes on her first race of the year after pulling out of last month's Prefontaine Classic Diamond League with a muscle injury.
Paris Olympics: Mbappe left out of France preliminary squad
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Paris Olympics: Mbappe left out of France preliminary squad

Mbappe has consistently said he is eager to play in the games on home soil.
Senegal World War veteran to carry Olympic flame in France
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Senegal World War veteran to carry Olympic flame in France

Oumar Dieme, who is over 90 years old, served in former French Indochina and later Algeria and will carry the Olympic flame during the opening of the Games.
From ancient Olympia to Paris: The journey of the Olympic torch
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From ancient Olympia to Paris: The journey of the Olympic torch

The torch harks back to the ancient Olympics when a sacred flame burned throughout the Games, a tradition that was later revived in 1936 for the Berlin Olympics.
Kenya names London marathon winner Munyao in Olympics team
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Kenya names London marathon winner Munyao in Olympics team

The Kenya marathon team was slimmed down from a stacked squad of 11 runners named in April.
South Africa's Simbine beats ex-world champions to win 100m title
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South Africa's Simbine beats ex-world champions to win 100m title

The race had been billed as a showdown between American former world champions Christian Coleman and Fred Kerley.
Paris Olympics 2024: Cash awards spark backlash
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Paris Olympics 2024: Cash awards spark backlash

Association of Summer Olympic International Federations says it was neither informed nor consulted in advance of the announcement.
Paris Olympics: Kenya's Kipchoge eyes historic marathon hat-trick
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Paris Olympics: Kenya's Kipchoge eyes historic marathon hat-trick

Eliud Kipchoge is the first person to cover the 42.2km marathon distance in under two hours, though the record is unofficial.
Paris Olympics: Athletics gold medallists to pocket $50,000
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Paris Olympics: Athletics gold medallists to pocket $50,000

Athletics is the Olympics’ biggest sport by number of participants and TV audiences
Nigeria women hold South Africa to qualify for Olympics
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Nigeria women hold South Africa to qualify for Olympics

Nigeria women's football team held South Africa to a draw on Tuesday to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games.
Olympic Games: Nigeria beat South Africa in first leg of qualifier
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Olympic Games: Nigeria beat South Africa in first leg of qualifier

Rasheedat Ajibade's goal from the penalty spot puts the Super Falcons in a good position ahead of the return leg in Pretoria four days
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What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

The United Nations estimates that the conflict has affected over 9.7 million people in the country’s northern region
Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

According to the United Nations, more than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean since 2014.
Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Dozens of children in the west African country have died after taking a few sips of cough syrups, which contained high quantities of poisonous diethylene glycol.
Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Not only do Moroccans and Algerians share the same customs, but they are also pulled down by similar downward trends and by great sociological movements — to such an extent that they differ only in their degree and not in their nature.
Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Two coups in eight months. Ten presidents, 70 percent of whom have come from the military in 62 years of independence. Burkina Faso is struggling with its political stability. How can this problem be explained?
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