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Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, known as IBB, has got Nigeria talking about the past and what might have been.

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, known as IBB, has got Nigeria talking about the past and what might have been.

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, known as IBB, has got Nigeria talking about the past and what might have been.

Jamie Carragher has been accused of disrespecting the Africa Cup of Nations following his "clumsy" views on the tournament.

Ibrahima Diack and Magatte N'Diaye are given "adopted sons of the city" status in A Coruña.

Ibrahima Diack and Magatte N'Diaye are given "adopted sons of the city" status in A Coruña.

Campbell Scott disappeared from a luxury hotel before being found miles outside Nairobi by a cattle herder.

Abubakar Lawal, 29, reportedly fell from a third-floor balcony of a shopping mall in Kampala.

Nearly two million people who have relied on community kitchens for food have lost this lifeline.

Nearly two million people who have relied on community kitchens for food have lost this lifeline.

Nearly two million people who have relied on community kitchens for food have lost this lifeline.

The officer is the first casualty suffered by the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission.

'We shouldn't punish people when we disagree with their leaders', he told the BBC.

The mountain bongo, originally from Kenya, is a critically endangered antelope with less than 100 in the wild.

The Sudan army captures el-Obeid hours after rival RSF forces signed a charter for a breakaway government.

With Mohamed Salah top of the Premier League goal and assists charts this season, BBC Sport looks at how he compares to other great strikers and what records he could break.

A growing number of women are choosing to be sterilised, bucking traditional norms.

A growing number of women are choosing to be sterilised, bucking traditional norms.

A growing number of women are choosing to be sterilised, bucking traditional norms.

Tuareg separatists accuse Russian Wagner fighters and Malian soldiers of killing 24 civilians.