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Namibian sprinter Christine Mboma hopes to win more medals and inspire others across the continent after finally getting her hands on the BBC African Sports Personality of the Year award for 2021.

South Africa has one of the highest rates of kidnapping in the world, as Lesego Tau's ordeal shows.

Ncuti Gatwa is preparing to take on the role of one of British TV's most iconic characters.

Goodluck Jonathan wants to stand in next year's election for the party that defeated him in 2015.

Fifa orders the Nigeria Football Federation to pay former coach Gernot Rohr just under $378,000 for breach of contract without just cause.

DR Congo international Jody Lukoki, who began his senior career with Dutch giants Ajax, has died at the age of 29.

A video showing a group haranguing the young women at the Giza pyramids sparked outrage online.

A Nigerian designer is making NFTs of African artefacts in Western museums to help local artists.

Plans to stop domestic flights in protest at the spiralling cost of aviation fuel have been suspended.

On the red carpet at the Bafta Awards, incoming Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa talks about his new role.

The star of Netflix's Sex Education will replace Jodie Whittaker in the BBC science fiction show.

Mass funerals are held in South Africa after the country's most deadly natural disaster.

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur recovers from a mid-match struggle to become the first African player to win a WTA 1000 event.

Prices have risen almost fourfold this year, mainly triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Mass graves are being dug up to hide evidence of killing in western Tigray, witnesses say.

Aspen Pharmacare says it may have to stop producing the jabs in South Africa unless demand rises.

He fears being killed by Kenyan state agents as is alleged has happened to other terror suspects.

More people in Kenya are moving out of the capital Nairobi to a simpler life in the countryside.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

Astou Sokhna died after reportedly being refused a Caesarean, sparking a national outcry.