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Florent Ibenge stands down as coach of the DR Congo national team after five years in charge of the Leopards.

A tech inventor teams up with scientists to extract ancient Egyptian yeast and bake bread with it.

He insists he was just moving from one location to another during the filming of his music video.

Concerns over medicine Riyad Mahrez took while on duty with Algeria is a "problem for Manchester City", says the Algerian Football Federation.

The UN launches a fresh appeal, saying drought and economic turmoil have left many facing starvation.

Cambridge University student Alana Cutland, 19, fell from a light aircraft on 25 July.

Nigeria has allowed the detained leader of the IMN to travel abroad for medical care.

Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe, 95, is receiving treatment for an unspecified illness.

Bobi Wine has been hit with fresh charges over the alleged stoning of the president's convoy.

Caf Disciplinary Board decide 'not enough solid' evidence to punish Morocco Football Federation president Fouzi Lekjaa over referee incident.

Three assassins who swore "blind loyalty" to ex-ruler Yahya Jammeh are released after confessing.

Senegal defender Pape Souare signs for French side Troyes on a one-year deal from English club Crystal Palace.

Sea cucumbers are a delicacy in parts of Asia, but overfishing means stocks are declining.

Impoverished African countries are the most food-insecure, stemming from climate change, says a charity.

Musician Bobi Wine explains why he wants to be the next president of Uganda.

Latroya, Troy and Jayla Pina have never been to Cape Verde, but the siblings have all been picked for its 2020 Olympics swimming team.

Biodun Fatoyinbo stepped aside in July after a celebrity photographer accused him of assaulting her.

Forces supporting a rebel general say they carried out the attack, but deny targeting civilians.

Supporters of Ibraheem Zakzaky have staged weeks of protests to demand his release.

A car travelling the wrong way crashes into oncoming vehicles, causing an explosion that kills 19.