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The Ugandan pop star-turned-MP is back at his home after a medical trip to the US.

The nine-year-old Somali girl died after soldiers fired shots to clear a traffic jam in Mogadishu.

Fifa warns Sierra Leone it risks an international ban following the Anti-Corruption Commission's decision to overturn the leadership of the football association.

Amaju Pinnick becomes the first man to win a second straight term as president of the Nigeria Football Federation beating three other candidates.

Nigeria suspends plans to relaunch its national airline two months after announcing it would be revived.

Ugandan pop star and MP Bobi Wine tells the BBC the government "is panicking" as he returns home.

The Spanish foreign minister says he disagreed with the idea, put to him during a visit to the US.

A South African man is charged after his racist tirade against President Ramaphosa caused outrage.

Former internationals Pierre Francois Aubameyang and Daniel Cousin take over as joint coaches of Gabon after Jose Antonio Camacho's contract was not renewed.

Kenya move up the latest Fifa world rankings thanks to their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying win over Ghana, who fall six places.

Why some earth tremors in Nigerian's capital, Abuja, have caused such a stir.

Visual artist Osborne Macharia wants the cultural movement to revolutionise the perception of Africa.

A BBC investigation reveals how systemic corruption has been allowed to go unchecked at every level in the Algerian game.

Four men are vying to be next president of the Nigeria Football Federation with elections set to go ahead despite moves to prevent them.

A survey finds drug gangs are involved in the illegal fishing of abalone, putting it at risk.

Senegal win the final regional qualifying tournament for the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations to complete the line-up for the 2019 finals.

The Confederation of African Football clears Liberian referee Jerry Yekeh from all allegations of corruption.

Whistle-blowers tell the BBC how bribery impacts on all levels of football in Algeria.

Prosecutors appealed against the bail set for popular singer Saad Lamjarred, who is charged with rape.

The offices of the Sierra Leone Football Association are raided by officials from the country's Anti-Corruption Commission.