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Joseph Boakai urges fellow opposition candidates to join the "rescue team for a resounding victory".

Kelvin Kiptum is the marathon world record holder, but he could not buy shoes or travel to a track when he started out.

The Hollywood actress says "deception" ended her love for TV host Selema Masekela.

Mohamed Bazoum tried to flee in the night with his family, cooks and security, the military say.

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

Africa's new elite club competition, the African Football League, kicks off on Friday - but what exactly is it?

William Ruto has faced a backlash over plans to introduce a new health levy on employers and employees.

Tributes are being paid to the singer, with fans saying he had a "golden voice".

Turkish firm Karpowership puts the lights back on after the government partially settles a $15m debt.

The couple have been named locally as David and Celia Barlow, from near Newbury in Berkshire.

Mohamed Salah calls for "world leaders to come together to prevent further slaughter of innocent souls" amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.

Some 26,000 people have been left homeless after water was released to prevent a dam bursting.

Springbok legend Joel Stransky discusses South Africa's 'brutal' Rugby World Cup quarter-final win over France and backs the holders to see off England in the semis.

A factory of a blacksmith was a cover for manufacturing and selling arms to criminals, police say.

Ugandan police call it a "cowardly terror attack" in which two tourists and their guide were killed.

Bissau is plunged into darkness because a Turkish company cut supplies over a $15m bill.

With nearly all votes counted, President George Weah and his Joseph Boakai are running neck and neck.

Analysis of satellite images provides evidence that dozens of Darfur villages have been burned down.

Officials say they seized and destroyed the scales in a stand against illegal wildlife trafficking.

Nigerian music star Rema's song Calm Down falls off the Billboard Hot 100 chart after 57 weeks.