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After 20 years in power, Abdelaziz Bouteflika says he will stand down - but protesters are not satisfied.

Match of the Day 2 pundit and former Everton midfielder Leon Osman says Liverpool striker Sadio Mane is a key "driving force" in Liverpool's title challenge.

Holders Raja Casablanca go out of the African Confederation Cup despite winning their last group match, as Zamalek, Etoile du Sahel and Gor Mahia all progress.

Ethiopia sees 'similarities' between last week's plane crash and last year's disaster off Indonesia.

Nigeria winger Moses Simon says he is pleased to be playing regularly for La Liga side Levante after struggling for game time in the first half of the season.

Two pupils are among 31 people killed as Cyclone Idai hits Zimbabwe after Mozambique and Malawi.

A crowd of 60.739 watches Barcelona Women beat Atletico Madrid - a top-flight domestic record for a women's game in Europe.

Gabon coach Daniel Cousin removes Gilchrist Nguema from squad after it comes to light that the player does not currently have a club.

A chance photo of a makeshift football shirt changed a Kenyan boy's life.

Relatives of victims of last Sunday's air crash are told it could take six months to identify remains.

Women are sent away from Mamfe Dove community in Ghana to give birth to avoid "offending the gods".

Tanzania's Simba FC defeat DR Congo's AS Vita Club to reach the African Champions League quarter-finals as Al Ahly and TP Mazembe also qualify.

Newcastle U-23 midfielder Mohammed Sangare looks set to make his debut for Liberia in their crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifier away to DR Congo.

The tropical storm had already caused death and destruction in neighbouring Mozambique.

Meet Olivia and Kelsey, two Uganda-based social workers behind the #nowhitesaviors social media campaign.

Former Ghana and Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien signs for Azerbaijan top-tier side Sabail FK in a deal until May 2020.

Former skipper Omar Colley is back to face Algeria in a must-win game for The Gambia as they bid to reach a first Nations Cup.

Black boxes can provide vital information in air accident investigations.

Fifa approves a revised 24-team Club World Cup starting in 2021 despite top European clubs saying they would boycott the tournament.

Former Ivory Coast football star Bonaventure Kalou is the latest West African sportsman to make the transfer from sport to politics.