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A number of children are among the victims of the crowd surge at a shopping centre, police say.

From Ghana to Britain, boxing to chicken farming - the story of Francis Ampofo's success.

The first black football icon had a huge impact in Africa and his trips to the continent were full of drama.

The festival is extremely popular with African Americans who like to see in the New Year in Africa.

Brighton appoint Zambian former player Enock Mwepu as their Under-9s academy coach from January.

Gambian drummer Seneke Sillah has been teaching in London for several years.

Ian Khama is facing more than a dozen criminal charges, including possessing illegal firearms

A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this year.

Chelsea have announced a deal with Norwegian club Molde FK for the transfer of their 20-year-old Ivorian striker David Datro Fofana.

Some Kenyan students blame intensified curriculum for the spike in numbers of boarding school fires.

After returning from Europe in October, the cleric was detained without being charged or put on trial.

A female lawyer was shot in the main city Lagos as she was returning home from a church service.

Australia thrash South Africa by an innings and 182 runs in the second Test to win the series with a game to spare.

World Cup semi-finalists Morocco say they will not defend their CHAN title unless hosts Algeria allowed to fly directly.

Passenger flights resume between Addis Ababa and war-devastated Tigray, following a peace deal.

A drunk car driver ploughs into crowds at the annual event in the southern port city of Calabar.

Adama Diémé was motivated after seeing once-verdant villages in Senegal without a single tree.

The second of three programmes looking at highlights of five years of BBC Sport Africa.

Predictions by some faith leaders have sometimes caused anxiety and harm, the security services say.

Lance Corporal Sanna Fadera's family calls for his release, saying he was only a medic in the navy.