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Nigeria's president says Western powers were wrong to criticise the suspension of the chief justice.

Organisers of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt change the dates of the tournament to allow players to rest after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

The heroin-based cocktail that robbed a man of a decade of his life in one South African township.

Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir says protesters are trying to replicate the so-called Arab Spring.

South Sudan's FA announces that all international matches in 2019 will be played in Uganda whilst the Juba national stadium undergoes renovations.

Cameroon's 2019 top tier domestic championship fails to get underway after clubs stage a boycott of the opening game in Yaounde.

Music fans make pilgrimage to Zimbabwean singer Oliver Mtukudzi's home village for his burial.

Forward Bakary Sako rejoins Crystal Palace from West Brom on a deal until the end of the season.

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is suspended for four matches for making a racist remark towards South Africa's Andile Phehlukwayo.

Krio Borbor is from Utah, but speaks Krio and loves his life in Sierra Leone.

With IS on its last legs in Syria, the BBC's Frank Gardner explores why violent jihad will endure.

Alain Djeumfa is appointed as coach of Cameroon's national women's team, just four months before the start of the World Cup in France.

African football legend, Mulamba Ndaye, who still holds the record for most goals scored at a single Nations Cup, has died in South Africa at the age of 70.

President Buhari faces international pressure after suspending the country's top judge before an election.

The coach of Nigerian Premier League club Katsina United, Abdullahi Biffo, who was kidnapped in northern Nigeria on 7 January has been freed.

Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri confirms Medhi Benatia is leaving the club, with the Serie A leaders set to re-sign Martin Caceres as his replacement.

The airport that helped a drone fly within its exclusion zone in a world-first technology test.

Kenyan freestyle footballer Oscar aspires to be like his hero Ronaldinho.

Ghana's 'Kumawood' film studios are reviving the country's creative industry.

Kenyan motorbikers Dos and Wamuyu Karuiki have set off on a journey of a lifetime.