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Can cryolipolysis, also known as fat freezing, help Terryanne meet her fitness goals in Kenya?

They once dressed "the blue men of the desert", but modern tastes and insecurity could spell their end.

Ehab Galal is appointed as Egypt's new national coach after the Pharaohs parted company with Carlos Queiroz.

People stand on rooftops awaiting rescue after flooding along Durban's coast kills at least 45.

Ivory Coast's football federation (FIF) decide not to renew the contract of national team coach Patrice Beaumelle.

Didier Drogba will be one of six candidates to run for president of Ivory Coast's football federation later this month.

Scientists say the rainfall during storms in the region was heavier and the damage worse than before.

Sailor Eya Guezguez, Tunisia's youngest competitor at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, dies aged 17 after a training accident on Sunday.

Official accounts as to what happened to Ayman Hadhoud differ, with his family seeking the truth.

Peter Nwachukwu is in police custody after his wife Osinachi Nwachukwu died on Friday in Abuja.

At least 4.5m Somalis are facing a famine as the country experiences its worst drought in a decade.

In what experts call Somalia's worst drought in a decade, children are facing severe malnutrition.

After a brazen jihadist siege a year ago, Mozambique's fledgling gas industry remains on hold.

The national grid collapses again just weeks after President Buhari apologised for the last outage.

Kenya's James Kagambi is the oldest in a group out to inspire black people to take up mountaineering.

Two qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations are moved after Tunisia suggest they may skip the tournament to prepare for the 2022 World Cup.

Brentford's African duo Frank Onyeka and Yoane Wissa are relishing their debut seasons in the Premier League.

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

After fighting between government forces and M23 rebels, DR Congo refugees are returning home from Uganda.

The Ghanaian village of Adamorobe is unique in that 3% of its total population is deaf.