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The Malian defender was the first person from his country to be a member of a Champions League winning team.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.

Maggie Grout has started an NGO that will 3D-print schools where access to education is not guaranteed.

More than 10 newborn babies have died in a hospital fire in the western city of Tivaouane in Senegal.

The fire is thought to have been caused by a short circuit at the hospital in Tivaouane, officials say.

Businessman Lawal Ado has paid ransoms three times and says there is no other option.

Tunisia's 2021 Basketball Africa League runners-up knock out champions Zamalek to meet Petro Atletico in the final.

Nigerians turn out in style for a star-studded concert to celebrate the continent's special day.

Another four miners remain missing more than a month after a Burkina Faso zinc mine was flooded.

Caterer Mark shows us how his shopping habits have changed as food prices in Ghana almost double.

Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid could turn his back on Cameroon, the land of his birth, to play internationally for France.

Two-thirds of women of colour in UK workplaces say they change themselves to fit in, a report says.

Glencore's UK subsidiary pleads guilty to bribery in London, while the firm resolves similar US claims for $1bn.

Queen Angelique-Monet, a trained ventriloquist, is married to the king of Eti-Oni a region of Nigeria.

Zimbabwe and Kenya will not take part in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after failing to overturn global football fans.

Africa has been hit by 14 extreme droughts in the past two years alone - more than any other continent.

Mozambique is at the heart of a global battle for influence, even though its conflict has local roots.

Sixth seed Ons Jabeur suffers a surprise first-round defeat by Magda Linette on the opening day of the French Open.

Four people die after a three-storey building collapsed in an upmarket area of Lagos.

Somali women are usually expected to cover up and keep quiet - beauty parlours are a welcome relief.