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Watford winger Ismaila Sarr joins the Senegal squad for the Africa Cup of Nations after being released by his club.

Sierra Leone coach John Keister says he received two death threats prior to naming his squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Security forces use tear gas to disperse crowds as demonstrators block roads with burning tyres.

Basant Khaled, 17, took her own life in Egypt after allegedly being blackmailed with faked images.

With the Africa Cup of Nations around the corner, we look at what players, teams and club politics you need to know.

A man appears in court in connection with the blaze that devastated the building.

Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania and The Gambia are in Group F of the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Cameroon on 9 January.

Teenage Roma forward Felix Afena-Gyan misses out on Ghana's final squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.

African music from the 1980s is being digitised thanks to a young Parisian producer.

One day after a fire at the parliament building in Cape Town, crews are tackling another blaze.

Leicester City's Ashleigh Plumptre, a former England youth international, can now play for Nigeria after switching allegiance.

Firefighters are trying to douse the blaze which reignited hours after it was said to be under control.

Ghanaian skeleton racer Akwasi Frimpong is "broken" after a positive coronavirus test looks set to end his chances of qualifying for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Ex-Newcastle midfielder Lee Clark says he saw promising signs for Sudan during his three months coaching in the country.

The achievements of Richard Leakey, who has died aged 77, were as remarkable as they were diverse.

The mother and baby are doing well, after airport staff found the boy during a routine check.

Kadialy Kouyate is a Senegalese kora player teaching the only university-led course in the UK.

Algeria, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast are in Group E of the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Cameroon on 9 January.

The Kenyan, who died at 77, was famous for his campaigns against poaching and work on human fossils.

Abdalla Hamdok's resignation comes weeks after he was reinstated by the military following a coup.