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Some are using potentially harmful contraceptive injections, offered free, to control their periods.

The TV host said that overweight women are "a burden on their families and the state".

Mauritania coach Corentin Martins opts to leave Adama Ba out of his latest squad.

Anti-foreigner attacks in South Africa are souring the country's relations with Nigeria.

Veteran Cameroon goalkeeper Idriss Carlos Kameni leaves Turkish giants Fenerbahce by mutual consent.

The discovery of an ancient skull in Ethiopia underlines the complexity in the evolution of humans.

Lesotho name South Africa's Thabo Senong as coach a week before 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia.

Middlesborough striker Rudy Gestede is back in the Benin squad after a three-year absence.

N'Faly Kouyate says his African harp was badly damaged after he was made to put it in the hold.

New Morocco coach Vahid Halilhodzic retains Benfica's Adel Taarabt, who has not played for the Atlas Lions since 2014, in his first squad.

A group of five Nigerian girls has invented an app that helps less privileged children go to school.

The group behind the idea says the government has a "moral obligation" to help fund it.

Plastic carrier bags were made illegal, so how has the government enforced the ban?

The junta has agreed to a civilian government after months of protests against its rule.

Club record signing Ismaila Sarr marks his first Watford start with a goal as the Hornets ease past League One Coventry in the EFL Cup.

The international wildlife regulator bans the capture and export of baby African elephants.

Libyan club Al Nasr's win in the African Champions League is overshadowed by the death from gunshot wounds of one of its best-known fans.

Botswana's new coach Adel Amrouche says he must change the attitude of the country's footballers.

In a surprise move the Tunisia Football Federation names Mondher Kebaier as its new national team coach.

Kei Kamara is recalled to the Sierra Leone squad after his ban for disciplinary issues is lifted.