Subdomain's not working even though the DNS record exists

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As far as I see, the 403 forbidden error comes directly from your host/origin.

Maybe the CHMOD rules at your host/origin server or .htaccess file?

Does something change when you temporarly switch from cloud to cloud for your sub-domain africa DNS record at Cloudflare dashboard for your domain?

Maybe this article could provide you some more information what for to check out:

Community Tip - Fixing Error 403 Forbidden

Error Try the suggestions in this Community Tip to help you fix Error 403 Forbidden. Background A 403 Forbidden Error is a client side error that means that the client sent something the origin was unable to process. With the exception of requests that violate WAF rules or subdomains that are not covered by a certificate, Cloudflare does not generate any 4xx errors, so this would indicate something is not configured correctly with your hosting provider or your client is sending something inco…