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Nigeria international Leon Balogun is determined to win a starting place at Brighton ahead of this year's Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

Ghana international midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu returned to action with Udinese on Saturday after an 11-month injury layoff.

Highlights of the pontiff's weekend visit to the overwhelmingly Muslim country.

The 2019 Cosafa Cup is in danger of not being hosted after the Southern African regional body accused Zimbabwe of reneging on an agreement to host this year's event.

The foreign minister calls an urgent meeting after three die and 50 are forced to leave their homes.

Former Tottenham midfielder Adel Taarabt finally makes his Benfica first-team debut - nearly four years after signing for the Portuguese club.

Countries across the continent have had blocks on social media and websites.

Nokubonga Qampi killed one of three men raping her daughter and wounded too. When she was charged with murder there was a public outcry.

In Malawi, doctors say resistance to antibiotics is making their work increasingly difficult.

The pontiff is visiting Morocco, which has a small Catholic community, to promote inter-faith dialogue.

Details are emerging of the final moments of the flight, which crashed six minutes after take-off.

Nigeria and Boavista midfielder Nwankwo Obiora is keen to make up for lost time after an injury-ravaged spell on the sidelines.

The men have been accused of terrorist activity after seizing a tanker and sailing it to Malta.

Amid a court case about discrimination on the basis of a hairstyle, what's the state of Kenyan hair?

Two weeks on from Cyclone Idai, BBC's Nomsa Maseko reports on the on-going problems in Mozambique.

Protesters have been calling for the resignation of President Bouteflika.

BBC Monitoring profiles some possible successors to Algeria's president, including his own brother.

Confederation Cup winners Morocco's Raja Casablanca beat Champions League holders Esperance of Tunisia to win the African Super Cup.

Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo reveals he turned down a move to European giants Barcelona in January to continue his career in the Chinese Super League.

Protesters take to the streets days after the army called for the removal of President Bouteflika.