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"It feels good to be an inspiration," double Guinness World Record breaker Hilda Baci tells the BBC.

"It feels good to be an inspiration," double Guinness World Record breaker Hilda Baci tells the BBC.

"It feels good to be an inspiration," double Guinness World Record breaker Hilda Baci tells the BBC.

Charles Mwesigwa led a degrading network exploiting vulnerable women in glamorous parts of Dubai.

All boxing activities in Ghana are suspended following the death of super-middleweight Ernest Akushey 11 days after a bout in Accra.

All boxing activities in Ghana are suspended following the death of super-middleweight Ernest Akushey 11 days after a bout in Accra.

One resident said the cemetery in the capital had been left littered with discarded bottles and cans.

Some 260 suspects were arrested in the operation across 14 African countries, says Interpol.

India, Qatari royals, China and ecologists have their own, very different, views on Assumption Island's future.

India, Qatari royals, China and ecologists have their own, very different, views on Assumption Island's future.

India, Qatari royals, China and ecologists have their own, very different, views on Assumption Island's future.

Ethiopian runner Shewarge Alene dies aged 30, the organiser of the Stockholm marathon confirms.

The president-elect of the southern African nation has a long and controversial political career.

The president-elect of the southern African nation has a long and controversial political career.

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says he is a prime target of the Islamist group al-Shabab.

The battle for Kordofan, with a population of eight million, is the latest frontline in Sudan's civil war.

Female runners won six of Kenya’s seven gold medals at the World Athletics Championships, topping the podium in every event from 800m to the marathon in Tokyo.

Evans Kibet, now being held in Ukraine after surrendering, says he did not know he was signing up.

Evans Kibet, now being held in Ukraine after surrendering, says he did not know he was signing up.

Wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock reverses his retirement for one-day internationals and is recalled by South Africa.