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Millions of people were in the direct path of the cyclone which struck last week.

The coach of Cameroonian top-flight side Yong Sports Academy of Bamenda, Emmanuel Ndoumbe Bosso is abducted by unidentified gunmen.

A 50km-wide stretch of land in central Mozambique is under water, an aerial survey has shown.

The Kenyan government says more than a million people face food shortages because of the drought.

The aviation giant tells airlines it will have new software to control the controversial MCAS system.

A record nine countries including Brazil, Japan and South Africa tell Fifa they want to host the 2023 Women's World Cup.

Model Judith Heard was arrested under Uganda's Anti-Pornography Act, which critics say victimises women.

Playing safe and free, learning English and forming bonds in a foreign country - how Middlesbrough are influencing the lives of refugees and asylum seekers.

Rescue teams have arrived in Mozambique where as many as 1,000 people could have died following Cyclone Idai.

Congolese star Koffi Olomidé is given a two-year suspended jail term by a French court.

Caf declines a request from the Liberia FA to move Sunday's crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifier away from the DR Congo because of Ebola concerns.

One person has died and nearly 200 others are in hospital after being given a "super cereal" mix.

Cameroon head coach Clarence Seedorf says he is addressing the team's goal-scoring worries ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Comoros.

Senegal's Montpellier forward Souleymane Camara becomes the first player to score in 15 different seasons in France's Ligue 1 in the 21st century.

There's been a "massive and horrifying" impact on Mozambique's port city of Beira, the Red Cross says.

Algeria international Nabil Bentaleb is dropped to Schalke's Under-23s team on disciplinary grounds, according to the German Bundesliga club.

South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa joined commuters on a train but ended up staying longer than planned.

More than 150 people have died as the tropical storm swept across Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Ghanaian Prince Gyasi takes stunning photos of Accra using only his phone.

Sixteen-year-old Khalil Ndiaye is Senegal's top ranked junior in-line skater and 7th in the world.