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It is the fifth straight day of protests against the president's decision to run for a fifth term.

Official returns show Muhammadu Buhari won the election but the opposition rejects the results.

A mystery man who reports news from one of the most repressive countries in the world gives his first interview.

The problems the re-elected president of Nigeria will face include corruption and an economic slowdown.

Egyptian seamstress Baraka Shenouda was born without forearms and sews with her feet.

One of Tanzania's top referees has been fined $200,000 and handed a life ban by Fifa after its Ethics Committee found him guilty of taking bribes

Sven Vandenbroeck's short reign as Zambia coach ends as the national FA decides not to renew the Belgian's contract after his failure to qualify for AFCON 2019

Twelve-year-old Rosie has to either run away from her family or submit herself to female genital mutilation.

They say a South African pastor's outlandish video has caused them reputational damage.

Reading and Nigeria forward Sone Aluko moves to Chinese Super League side Beijing Renhe on loan for the rest of 2019.

The government calls it the RTGS dollar, but what is it and will it solve the country's cash problem?

Sprinter Gina Bass, the first Gambian woman to compete at the Olympics, says athletes are underfunded.

President Muhammadu Buhari - seeking a second term - takes an early lead amid vote rigging claims.

The opposition rejects President Bashir's announcement and anti-government protests gain momentum.

Mauritius says it was forced to give up the Indian Ocean islands in exchange for independence.

Morocco's head coach, Herve Renard, welcomes the decision by Dutch-born winger Oussama Idrissi to represent the Atlas Lions at international level.

South Africa will play six-time winners Argentina as Africa's four representatives are handed a tough draw for this year's Fifa U-20 World Cup in Poland.

South Africa's women's team will pick up their World Cup preparations this week when they participate in the annual Cyprus Cup for the seventh time.

Holders Raja Casablanca and Egyptian giants Zamalek suffer huge setbacks on Sunday in the latest round of African Confederation Cup group matches.

A photo of George Otieno's penile cancer was used to spread false rumours about a made-up STI.