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Refugee Jacob Vieira has come a long way from Kenya and is making a new life, with thanks to Everton in the Community and his new friend Lee.

It is grasshopper season in Uganda, where they are seen as a nutritious delicacy - either boiled or deep-fried.

Some in Kenya have taken offence at Disney's use of the Swahili phrase for Lion King merchandise.

Mário Macilau has produced a photo series on the people of Mozambique effected by severe weather

Nigeria are crowned the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations champions, beating South Africa 4-3 on penalties in the final in Accra on Saturday.

Rania Youssef is accused of "inciting debauchery" for wearing a see-through outfit, reports say.

Five people including four officers die in an IED attack on a road in the eastern region.

Nineteen African football associations have failed to access funds from the Fifa Forward Development Programme that was launched in May 2016.

Zanzibari teenager Neema Florence Surrie explains why she loves to play traditional taarab music.

US-Somali Congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar wants a law change to allow the wearing of hijabs in Congress.

Namibia's data-driven approach to HIV has helped it become successful in tackling its spread.

A technique used to study earthquakes have been adapted to track elephants in the wild.

Cameroon beat Mali 4-2 in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations third place play-off match in Cape Coast to seal a spot at next year's Women's World Cup.

Cameroon are stripped of hosting next year's Africa Cup of Nations, says the Confederation of African Football.

The BBC found 47 women reported to have died in gender-related killings on October 1st 2018. Judy Chesang was one of them.

A charity says 125 women and girls have sought emergency help over the past 10 days.

More than 400 people have been hit in eastern DR Congo, where rebel attacks have hampered operations.

The Women's Africa Cup of Nations final is on Saturday but should its winners get the same prize money as their male counterparts?

Raja Casablanca forward Moussine Iajour will miss the second leg of the African Confederation Cup final after being banned by Caf for a “violent head shot”.

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) reveals its preliminary lists of nominees for the 2018 African men's and women's Player of the Year awards.