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Nigerian monobob athlete Simidele Adeagbo is on a quest to change qualifying rules for the Winter Olympics, which she argues are biased against women.

The Grammy-award winner speaks to the BBC about the joy of his win and desire to never be pigeon-holed.

Nigeria midfielder Kelechi Nwakali makes a series of allegations against Huesca after having his contract terminated, which the Spanish club deny.

"We will erase you from this land," a trader says he was told by Amhara security forces.

Burkina Faso's former leader Blaise Compaoré is found guilty of complicity in killing his close friend.

Former Switzerland midfielder Gelson Fernandes will join Fifa as director of member associations of Africa on 1 August.

Guitarist Moss Hills helped evacuate a sinking cruise liner after some of the crew jumped ship

Businesses and livelihoods are destroyed in a huge blaze in Somaliland's capital.

Burkina Faso captain Bertrand Traore says it is "a privilege" to be managed by Premier League legend Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa.

Mubarak Bala pleads guilty to 18 charges related to blaspheming Islam, a faith he renounced.

About 300 people were killed during an operation against militant Islamists, a rights group says.

The trial is a momentous day for victims of the conflict in Sudan, a human rights lawyer says.

Most waiters at one Kenyan café are deaf, so customers use sign language, mimes or gestures.

Increasingly sophisticated tech tells us more than ever about our food's journey from farm to fork.

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo says the region will continue to oppose military takeovers.

"My decision to change coaches saved my life and my family," a survivor tells the BBC.

It will take another decade for an African team to be crowned World Cup winners, according to Morocco coach Vahid Halilhodzic.

Across Africa, extreme Christianity is threatening the faith of many.

Sufiyan Barhoumi spent nearly two decades at the US military prison, accused of a bomb plot.

A resident of conflict-hit Tigray gives a rare insight into life there after 17 months of war.