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Francis Ngannou knocks out Stipe Miocic in the second round to capture the undisputed UFC heavyweight title in Las Vegas at UFC 260.

Mike Sonko was elected governor of Kenya's capital despite a criminal past - and now faces more legal woes.

A photograph of a "burner boy" working on a toxic dump in Ghana helped his family to find him.

Workers were trapped in a hotel when Islamist militants stormed the town of Palma, reports say.

Nigeria beat Benin 1-0 in injury time are through to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after Lesotho and Sierra Leone draw 0-0.

Tugs are taking advantage of a high tide to try to dislodge the ship blocking a key shipping route.

Some South African medics are going to court to seek permission to prescribe Ivermectin to Covid patients.

Tanzanians finish a week of public events by paying their last respects to their former leader.

A 3-0 win in Niger for Ivory Coast sends the Elephants to Cameroon with a game to spare.

Rwanda has long accused France of complicity in the 1994 mass killings.

There is growing international pressure on Ethiopia to end fighting that has displaced thousands.

Francis Ngannou says he wants to "prove anything is possible" as he looks to become the UFC's first African-born heavyweight champion in Stipe Miocic rematch.

The Gambia qualify for their first Africa Cup of Nations when beating Angola 1-0, joining Comoros, Gabon, Ghana, Egypt, Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea in qualifying on Thursday.

Thousands of young people took to the streets earlier this month, in anti-government protests.

Islanders Comoros make history when drawing with Togo to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time.

The ivory trade and habitat loss combine to push Africa's elephants closer to extinction.

Four passengers were taken out of buses after an apparent ambush and shot dead, MSF says.

Japanese firm Shoei Kisen Kaisha says dislodging the Ever Given is proving "extremely difficult".

Agaezichi Joy is challenging stereotypes as a mother with spinal muscular atrophy.

The "priceless" work in Aberdeen is described as having been looted by British soldiers in Africa in 1897.