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Zamalek's Maarouf Yussuf is to begin the process of becoming an Egyptian citizen having already been in squads for both Nigeria and Burkina Faso.

Ethiopia and Eritrea agree to play their first football match in 20 years as relations between the two nations continue to improve.

A married couple are presenting the news on Kenya's leading TV station for the first time.

Al-Shabab says it has killed 27 soldiers, but there is no independent confirmation of casualties.

Zimbabwe defender Hardlife Zvirekwi says his strength of faith has helped his return to professional football, following the amputation of his left hand.

Elizabeth Ohene explores whether it has inspired a generation of scientists and mathematicians.

A drug that can stop people getting recurrent bouts of malaria has been approved by regulators in the United States.

Trevor Noah says he will "never" repeat a 2013 joke about Aboriginal women, after a renewed backlash.

BBC Sport looks at the performance of new Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita, who will wear Steven Gerrard's old number this year.

More than five million Zimbabweans are going to the polls on 30 July to vote in historic elections. But what makes it different from previous votes?

Hundreds of lives may have been saved during the latest Ebola outbreak after one key development.

The girl bled to death two days after being taken to a traditional circumciser in Somalia.

The Spanish Super Cup between Barcelona and Sevilla will be played as a single match in Morocco next month.

The men were shot dead in an ambush as they returned from the funeral of a colleague.

A TV school quiz show has Ghana gripped. We meet one of the contestants and follow him on the road to victory. But did he get there?

Martin Pistorius had locked-in syndrome for more than a decade. Now he's about to become a father.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa reassures white farmers ahead of a landmark election on 30 July.

Getayawkal Ayele convinced a family to let him try the miracle after telling the story of Lazarus.

Algeria hope to appoint a new manager in early August, according to the country's Football Federation (FAF) president, Kheireddine Zetchi.

The family and friends of Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed tell the BBC what he was like when he was young.