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Springbok legend Joel Stransky discusses South Africa's 'brutal' Rugby World Cup quarter-final win over France and backs the holders to see off England in the semis.

A factory of a blacksmith was a cover for manufacturing and selling arms to criminals, police say.

Ugandan police call it a "cowardly terror attack" in which two tourists and their guide were killed.

Bissau is plunged into darkness because a Turkish company cut supplies over a $15m bill.

With nearly all votes counted, President George Weah and his Joseph Boakai are running neck and neck.

Analysis of satellite images provides evidence that dozens of Darfur villages have been burned down.

Officials say they seized and destroyed the scales in a stand against illegal wildlife trafficking.

Nigerian music star Rema's song Calm Down falls off the Billboard Hot 100 chart after 57 weeks.

A prominent Somali journalists' union says it is "deeply shaken" by Abdifatah Moalim Nur's death.

The convicted men dug up a body for a ritual that they believed would make them rich.

Meet Rudie van Vuuren, who in 2003 played in both the Rugby World Cup and Cricket World Cup.

Algeria says it has agreed to the Palestinian Football Association's request to host its team's forthcoming international football matches because of the ongoing war between Gaza and Israel.

Legal action by Nairobi-based workers who filtered out graphic Facebook posts will continue.

Former Premier League defender Curtis Davies says joining Sierra Leone for the first time at the age of 38 is 'amazing'.

Some 167 people are still missing after a boat capsize which killed at least 40 people.

With 73% of the votes counted, President George Weah and Joseph Boakai are both on 43%.

The president says two bombs were linked to public address systems, and sent to pastors.

South Africa keep the defence of their title alive with a thrilling quarter-final victory over France in one of the greatest matches in World Cup history.

The Afrobeats megastar opens up about the aftermath of his three-year-old son's tragic death

Eight UN peacekeepers, originally from South Africa, are accused of breaching the organisation's rules.