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Mummies in two sarcophagi, found in a tomb in Luxor dating back 3,500 years, are revealed.

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr backs struggling Leicester striker Kelechi Iheanacho and insists he still has a big part to play at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Police will give $10,000 for information that helps find Silvia Romano and three suspected kidnappers.

After days of silence, Nigeria says soldiers were killed in an attack on a base in the north-east.

Tanzanian artist Mina Hussein won't 'offer her body' to music execs to be successful. She's standing up to a culture of sexual harassment.

Nigerian seven-year-old Moyinoluwa Oluwaseun is making her name as a photographer.

The idea that all tribes are "nasty and brutish" is wrong, anthropologists say. Here's why.

The thrones and statues were taken in 1892 during a colonial war against the Kingdom of Dahomey.

Cameroon and Mali qualify for the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals from Group A as hosts Ghana are eliminated along with Algeria.

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba says manager Jose Mourinho "changed his life" by signing him for the club and describes their ongoing relationship as "something special".

Sexual harassment is a major problem for women at the African Union Commission, an investigation finds.

Mali international Amadou Haidara will be out of action for at least four months with a knee injury, according to his Austrian club RB Salzburg.

Forward Sadio Mane's new contract at Liverpool is a sign of the Anfield club's progress, says manager Jurgen Klopp.

Al Ahly coach Patrice Carteron has been sacked by the Cairo giants after his failure to secure them a ninth African Champions League crown.

Starting with one family 30 years ago, a whole village in Sudan has stopped cutting its women and girls.

The UK believes it can lead the way in stamping out the practice by using aid to help grassroots groups.

As an official French report is expected to call for the return of Africa cultural artefacts to its former colonies, take a quiz to see how much you know.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

Liverpool and Senegal forward Sadio Mane agrees terms on a new long-term deal which will keep him at Anfield until 2023.

How can Nigeria's economy diversify to meet the challenges of extreme poverty in the West African nation?