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analysis: From Cameroon to Cooma and back again — inside the rugby league trek of Carol Manga

It's not easy to be a missionary for rugby league at the end of the sport's universe, however, Carol Manga's passion for the game he loves has never wavered as he prepares to pull on his national colours one last time. 
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Love chocolate? These experts want you to know what you're biting into

It's one of the world's favourite treats but it has been linked to farmer exploitation, corporate apathy, and adult and child slave labour.
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A blurred figure in yellow beanie holds a family-sized chocolate bar out in front of her, taking up the front of field.

Liverpool's top strikers to face off in African Cup of Nations final

Liverpool strikers Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané will put club loyalties aside as Egypt and Senegal meet at the African Cup of Nations final.
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Soccer players wearing red jerseys shake hands during a game

African Cup of Nations fans killed in Cameroon stadium crush

At least six people are killed in a crush outside a stadium hosting a game at the African Cup of Nations football tournament in Cameroon.
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Fans celebrate after a soccer team scores a goal

Nightclub fire claims 17 lives in Cameroon as country hosts football tournament

A fire erupted at a popular nightclub in Yaounde, Cameroon's capital, setting off explosions and killing at least 17 people, according to government officials.
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Police officers and officials stand outside the Livs Night Club.

Spitting, threatened walk-offs, crazy goals — England v Cameroon had it all

An extraordinary Women's World Cup game sees England advance past Cameroon — but not before a string of controversial incidents, with the Cameroon side refusing to play on at times after decisions go against them.
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A soccer player and her coach react with disbelief after a decision goes against them.

Associated Country Women of the World meet to give rural women a voice

Forget the scones with jam and cream, country women from around the world are working together to empower women and improve their rights.
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Women from across the world gather at conference

79 Cameroonian school children released after kidnapping

All 79 children and a driver kidnapped in west Cameroon have been freed, but a principal and one teacher are still being held by the armed men that took them.
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Dozens of students kidnapped in Cameroon

A video purportedly of the kidnapped children in Cameroon has been released on social media with the apparent kidnapper saying the children will be used to fight.
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Nearly 80 children kidnapped from school in Cameroon

A video purportedly of the kidnapped children is released on social media in a country plagued by violence between separatist and government forces.
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In a video purportedly of the kidnapped children, the apparent kidnapper turns the camera on himself.

Missing Commonwealth Games athletes still on the run as visas expire

There are "significantly more" than 19 athletes and officials missing since the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, a refugee legal advocacy group says.
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Tawanda Karasa stands next to a tree in a park in Brisbane on May 16, 2018.

Migration agent says dozens of Comm Games athletes want to stay in Australia

By Tom Forbes and staff
A Gold Coast migration expert says more than 40 Commonwealth Games athletes have inquired about staying in Australia, after Games organisers confirm they are investigating reports of missing athletes from a string of African nations.
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Athletes in Cameroon track suits walking down a footpath away from the camera

Meet the African leaders with serious staying power

Africa is home to more than half of the top 20 longest-serving political leaders in the world, but many of them appear like a rogues' gallery of corrupt and cruel officials.
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The Republic of the Congo's Denis Sassou Nguesso

Uganda's massive refugee intake dwarfs European countries as crisis worsens

A year on from Greece and Turkey bearing the brunt of a global refugee crisis, now Uganda is feeling the strain of taking in over a million displaced peoples from neighbouring countries.
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A toddler from South Sudan plays in the dirt at a refugee camp. People's feet are visible in the background.

Socceroos need miracle Chile win after Cameroon draw

Australia manages only a 1-1 draw against Cameroon in its second Confederations Cup game, and now needs to beat Chile by two goals to progress from the group.
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Socceroos players are sad after Cameroon draw.

Cameroon just don't get the Socceroos, Ange says

Cameroon coach Hugo Broos sees the Socceroos as little more than long-ball merchants — but Ange Postecoglou and Germany's Joachim Loew disagree.
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Australia's Tomi Juric takes on Germany's Shkodran Mustafi at Confederations Cup on June 19, 2017.

How a Cameroonian immigrant went from mixing music to mentoring

Cameroonian immigrant Charles Mbouti lives two very different lives — one as a DJ and another as a mentor to Indigenous youth.
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A man of African appearance wearing a fabric skull cap smiles for a portrait photograph at a market day.

'We want to win it': Ange aiming to win Confed Cup despite nightmare group

A 4-0 thrashing at home at the hands of Brazil? No problem. Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou still harbours ambitions of winning this month's Confederations Cup.
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Ange Postecoglou hi-fives fans at Australia v Brazil friendly

Nigeria investigates if would-be suicide bomber is missing schoolgirl

A would-be suicide bomber arrested in northern Cameroon wearing an explosives belt tells investigators she was one of 219 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014.
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Bring Back Our Girls campaigners hold banners on the 500th day since the abduction

Cameroon frees 900 Boko Haram hostages, kills 100 militants in raid

Cameroon's army says it has killed at least 100 members of the militant Islamist Boko Haram group and freed 900 people the group had held hostage as it seeks to strike back after a series of attacks in the West African country.
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Cameroonian soldier

US deploys troops to Cameroon for Boko Haram mission

By North America correspondent Stephanie March, wires
Washington announces it is sending about 300 troops to Cameroon, as it steps up efforts to counter the terrorist group Boko Haram.
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Cameroonian soldier

Twin suicide bombings in Cameroon kill 19

A double suicide bombing in the northern Cameroon town of Kerawa kills at least 19 people and wounds another 143, a senior local government official says.
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Soldiers of the Chadian army patrol the border between Nigeria and Cameroon

Suspected teen girl suicide bomber kills 19 in Cameroon

A suicide bomber, thought to be a teenage girl, targets a crowded bar in northern Cameroon, killing 19 and injuring dozens.
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China edges past Cameroon into last eight at World Cup

China qualifies for Women's World Cup quarter-finals with 1-0 win over Cameroon in Edmonton.
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Nigeria, neighbours forge anti-Boko Haram force

Nigeria and four of its neighbours agree to set up a joint military force to counter the threat posed by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
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African leaders attend a summit for heads of states in Abuja, Nigeria