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State-owned media say cleaners are accused of stealing much more than the $150,000 initially reported.

Three students are arrested following the physics teacher's death in the Kenyan city of Nakuru.

Lessons at the University of Pretoria will now mostly be in English, in the hopes of "transforming the culture".

World football's governing body Fifa imposes a life ban on retired Niger referee Ibrahim Chaibou from all football-related activities.

Senegal defender Moussa Wague is handed a four-match ban by the Spanish Football Federation after his sending-off during Barcelona B's 1-0 defeat at Ejea.

A spat between Italy and France has reignited a debate over French involvement in its former African colonies.

A selection of photos from across Africa and Africans elsewhere this week.

Unlicensed blacksmiths in Ghana are estimated to produce up to 200,000 guns every year.

Kenyan student Bryson Mwamburi was held overnight after surviving the Dusit hotel complex attack.

Zimbabweans are mourning the death of music legend Oliver Mtukudzi has died aged 66.

Thousands of people have taken to the streets demanding an end to President Omar al-Bashir's 30-year rule.

Felix Tshisekedi has been sworn into office as the new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

After two-time Champions League finalist John Mikel Obi joined Middlesbrough, can you name the 13 other players who have gone from Champions League final to working in the Championship?

Chelsea winger Victor Moses completes a medical before a proposed loan move to Turkish club Fenerbahce.

It is the first peaceful transfer of power in nearly 60 years, but many dispute his victory.

Brutal beatings and rising inflation are proving a noxious mix in Zimbabwe.

Abel Kanyamuna plays for Cagliari U-17's and is the first Zambian to play in Italy at any level, he already has set his sights on the Serie A.

Of the 52 African countries whose transfer windows are listed with Fifa, no two use the same date - causing problems for many clubs. Is it time to change the system?

Championship promotion-chasers Middlesbrough sign former Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi.

Guinea forward Alhassane 'Lass' Bangoura is loaned by Spain's Rayo Vallecano to Canadian MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps.