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A scrum of unexpected visitors made their presence felt at Letaba Rugby Club in South Africa.

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse retains 16 players from last year's World Cup in his initial Africa Cup of Nations squad.

Health activist Dr Sindi van Zyl is fighting to challenge taboos around health and HIV/AIDS.

An alleged jihadist tells a court he beheaded one of two tourists killed in the High Atlas mountains.

Zamalek decide not renew coach Christian Gross' contract despite him winning the Confederation Cup for the Egyptian club.

A selection of photos from across Africa this week.

A community in southern Nigeria face losing their homes and food shortages due to erosion.

A fungus has been genetically modified with spider venom to kill the mosquitoes that spread malaria.

Etienne Tshisekedi's body was stuck in Belgium amid a row involving ex-DR Congo president Joseph Kabila.

Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer light up The Oval as England beat South Africa to get their World Cup campaign off to a winning start.

Rachel Ola dreams of one day being the best female surfer in Nigeria, but to start with she’d like to be able to buy a board in the country.

For the first time in the country's history, half of all ministers in South Africa's cabinet are women.

Attacks on Christians by armed groups in Burkina Faso signals a worrying new shift, experts say.

BBC Africa Eye identified who killed a group of women and children last year, but what happened next?

Olympic champion Caster Semenya files a new appeal to a Swiss court to challenge the decision regarding the restriction of testosterone levels in female runners.

The Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick and four other officials are ordered to appear in court on corruption charges on 1 July.

A lack of money can stop artists reaching a global audience, says the Kenyan musician.

The Berber activist endured great suffering and neglect since his detention in March, his lawyer says.

A Senegalese group is providing snacks and drinks to Dakar's hungry commuters during Ramadan.

Burkina Faso striker Aristide Bance joins Horoya making the Guinean side the 22nd club of his Guinea.