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Shoppers in Algeria go to great lengths to buy basic foods as stocks dwindle and prices soar.

"I was shocked, I was 18... This was an attempted rape," Winnie Byanyima tells the BBC.

Nigeria head coach Augustine Eguavoen says he knows where Nigeria have to improve if they are to beat Ghana in the return leg of their World Cup play-off on Tuesday.

In a novel scheme, Jersey will send millions of dollars back to Kenya to buy life-saving equipment.

Biniam Girmay makes history as the first African cyclist to win a one-day classic as he triumphs in the Gent-Wevelgem on Sunday.

The lights went out across Nigeria when fuel shortages coincided with the collapse of the power grid.

Zimbabwe referee Precious Pazani is relishing a 'dream' Women's Six Nations landmark in the French city Grenoble on Sunday.

Ghana's interim head coach Otto Addo says Nigeria are not favourites to win Tuesday's decisive World Cup play-off.

The BBC speaks to victims of sexual violence as rights groups say rape was used as a weapon of war.

Three women tell their stories and chilling accounts of physical and sexual abuse.

The first leg of the 2022 World Cup play-off between West African rivals Ghana and visitors Nigeria ends in a goalless draw.

A fourth-minute own goal is enough to give Egypt a 1-0 win over Senegal in Cairo in their World Cup play-off.

Tshegofatso Pule was found hanging from a tree, provoking outrage across South Africa.

Ten African teams meet over two legs to decide which five nations will be going to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in November.

Most people want their nation to make it to the World Cup, but this is not so for some Cameroonians.

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

Tanzanian opposition leader Freeman Mbowe says the treason charges against him were politically motivated.

The civil war has left millions in need of food aid and none has been delivered to Tigray for months.

South Africa qualify for the semi-finals of the Women's Cricket World Cup despite their game against West Indies being abandoned due to rain.

Nigeria defender Kenneth Omeruo discusses the meaning of an international cap.