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The three were allegedly part of a ticketing scam stealing $10,000 a day on a huge new railway.

An ant-controlling insecticide used by wine farmers is suspected to have caused the deaths.

Former Manchester United and South Africa star Quinton Fortune says he has full confidence in Jose Mourinho, despite United's slow start to the season,

Suspicions were aroused by a ticking clock in a laundry bag belonging to one of the players.

Former Senegal international defender Omar Daf is appointed as head coach of struggling French second tier club Sochaux.

An Afoty nomination caps a fine 12 months for club and country for Liverpool's Senegal forward Sadio Mane.

A car, a plane, or a chilli pepper - what kind of coffin do you want to be buried in?

The oil giants Eni and Shell are accused of knowing a deal for an oilfield would involve others paying bribes.

New UN data suggests an average of 137 women across the world are killed by a partner or family member every day.

Ghana go out of the Fifa U-17 Women's World Cup on penalties to Mexico in their quarter-final in Montevideo, Uruguay on Sunday.

Morocco's Raja Casablanca beat AS Vita Club of DR Congo 3-0 on Sunday in the first leg of the 2018 African Confederation Cup final.

Ghanaian striker John Antwi hits a hat-trick for Misr Lel-Makkasa on Sunday to become the top foreign goalscorer in Egyptian history with 63 goals.

The vessel was carrying close to 100 people, some well known, when it capsized near Kampala.

President Muhammadu Buhari addresses soldiers' deaths a week after they were killed by militants.

The sound of Durban's gqom music is spreading across Africa and beyond.

The Nigerian director who wants to inspire black people to reach for "greatness".

In the days after the guns fell silent in Europe, fighting continued in Africa until the message got through.

Radical preacher Amadou Kou, who headed a militant group, is said to have died on Friday.

A hat-trick from Asisat Oshoala helps holders Nigeria beat Equatorial Guinea 6-0 to reach the Women's Nations Cup semi-finals as SA draw with Zambia to qualify.

President Mnangagwa says his predecessor has been getting treatment in Singapore for the past two months.