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Kenyan Shiyenze Khasoha sells clothes she designs to pay for her ovarian cancer treatment.

The attack on Seare Mekonnen followed an attempted coup in the northern Amhara region.

Three-time champions Nigeria made a winning start to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday, so what can we expect on day three?

Phil Neville says Cameroon will pose a threat his England team "has not experienced" in their last-16 Women's World Cup game on Sunday.

Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Africa Cup of Nations game between Guinea and Madagascar.

Second half substitute Odion Ighalo scores as three-time winners Nigeria beat Burundi at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Uganda begin their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 2-0 victory over DR Congo to move level with hosts Egypt in Group A.

They are believed to have been fighters from the Somalia-based al-Shabab Islamist group, police say.

Nigeria forward Samuel Kalu is taken to hospital on the eve of his side's first Africa Cup of Nations match suffering from "severe dehydration".

Kofi Kingston, the first African-born WWE champion, talks about his Ghanaian heritage.

More than a million are set to vote for what could be Mauritania's first peaceful transfer of power.

Eagles, elephants and lions are among the most popular sporting beasts at this year's tournament.

Hosts Egypt began their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with victory over Zimbabwe, so what can we expect on day two?

Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Women's World Cup game between Germany and Nigeria.

The move comes after an official failed to pay $1.1m in damages to a woman trafficked into the US.

Africa Cup of Nations games should have four drinks breaks due to "extremely challenging" weather conditions, says players' union Fifpro.

Conservationists say the killing of more than 500 birds is one of the largest slaughters documented.

The African Cup of Nations starts on Friday 21 June. We look at the top players to watch out for at the tournament.

The Military Council has switched off the internet in response to protests that took place in early June.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.