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Nigerian youngster Kelechi Nwakali thanks English club Arsenal despite leaving the Premier League side without making a first team appearance.

The Nigerian government alleges its citizens have been targeted in the current violence in South Africa.

Sporting Lisbon sign winger Yannick Bolasie from Everton and striker Jese Rodriguez from Paris St-Germain on season-long loans.

Malawian rapper Physix has launched a political campaign aimed at promoting the needs of young people.

Djibouti's French coach Julien Mette admits that Madagascar are an inspiration for lower-ranked nations.

Two boys walked 150 miles across central Africa after their father was killed. Then they met a woman who'd lost five children.

Schoolchildren have become pawns in the conflict in the mainly English-speaking regions of Cameroon.

Police fire tear gas as shops, many reportedly foreign-owned, are targeted by looters in Johannesburg.

The arrival of Colombia's Radamel Falcao sees Turkish club Galatasaray send Senegal's Mbaye Niang on loan to Club Brugge.

Ivory Coast striker Seydou Doumbia joins his tenth overseas club as he returns to the Swiss Super League with FC Sion.

Lincoln built an electric wheelchair after injuring his leg, now he wants his hobby to become a business.

Match of the Day 2 pundits Ian Wright and Jermaine Jenas discuss Sadio Mane's angry reaction during Saturday's tie.

Two people have been confirmed dead and five others are missing in Hell's Gate National Park.

Swansea City's record signing Andre Ayew is to remain with the Championship club despite receiving offers from European clubs.

The troubles in women's football in Zimbabwe continue as the national team refuse to play the second leg of their Olympic qualifier against Zambia in Harare.

Denis Mukwege hopes to extend worldwide the victim treatment programme he oversaw in DR Congo.

Some 16,000 peacekeepers are deployed in the country, making it one of the largest UN missions.

Former player Mogogi Gabonamong says 'a lack of hunger' is the reason there are fewer players from Botswana in South Africa's top division.

Namibia allow Blackburn's Ryan Nyambe and Kaiserslautern's Manfred Starke to miss the World Cup qualifiers against Eritrea to give them time to focus on their clubs.

The Good Hair Day is an event in Finland celebrating afro hairdos and bringing together Afro-Finns.