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Zambia call for a replay of their Women's Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against South Africa after being knocked out by a contentious penalty.

So much can steal your smile away, I want to make people feel better, Afrobeats musician Omah Lay says.

Farmers are urged to grow sorghum and millet, not just maize, to tackle drought and food shortages.

Two people in Ghana have died from the infectious Marburg virus, raising fears of a mass outbreak..

A contentious injury-time penalty gives South Africa a 1-0 win over Zambia and a place in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations final.

Ethiopia's Gotytom Gebreslase hopes peace can prevail in her country after winning the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships.

There were no fatalities after a plane carrying 36 passengers crash-landed in Somalia's capital.

White and black bodyguards, on opposite sides of the apartheid divide, had to work together.

Lake Nokoué in Benin is home to 80,000 people who live in 42 small stilted villages. The largest of these is Ganvié.

Morocco and Zambia look to upset illustrious opponents Nigeria and South Africa in Monday's semi-finals at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

Senegal and Cameroon reach the intercontinental play-offs for the Women's World Cup after repechage wins over Tunisia and Botswana respectively.

There are no fatalities among the 30 people on board despite dramatic scenes at Mogadishu airport.

Wavinya Ndeti says some voters "see women as the weaker sex", as she campaigns to become a governor.

Two patients in the West African nation have died recently of the Ebola-like virus, officials say.

British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been on hunger strike in an Egyptian jail for more than 100 days.

He was filmed using Malawian children to make videos, some of which included racist content.

An accused Liberian warlord was shot in Canada, and a police officer and his son ended up in court.

Selamawit Teklay fled conflict in Ethiopia, but advises others not to risk crossing the English Channel.

Rangers accept an offer from Ajax for Calvin Bassey, with a deal worth in excess of £20m expected to be completed.

Wales bravely fail in a bid to win a first series against the Springboks in South Africa as the hosts triumphed in the third Test decider in Cape Town.