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The mayor and his driver are arrested for allegedly trying to transport the record haul to Libya.

As Cameroon prepares to host the much-delayed Africa Cup of Nations competition, what shape is the country in?

Attendances at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon will be capped at between 60 and 80% of capacity because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Zambia are on standby to play at the Africa Cup of Nations should Zimbabwe be banned by Fifa ahead of Sunday's start of the competition.

A fridge designed for areas with no electricity is now helping dispense Covid vaccines in Kenya.

Watford winger Ismaila Sarr joins the Senegal squad for the Africa Cup of Nations after being released by his club.

Sierra Leone coach John Keister says he received two death threats prior to naming his squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Security forces use tear gas to disperse crowds as demonstrators block roads with burning tyres.

Basant Khaled, 17, took her own life in Egypt after allegedly being blackmailed with faked images.

With the Africa Cup of Nations around the corner, we look at what players, teams and club politics you need to know.

A man appears in court in connection with the blaze that devastated the building.

Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania and The Gambia are in Group F of the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Cameroon on 9 January.

Teenage Roma forward Felix Afena-Gyan misses out on Ghana's final squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.

African music from the 1980s is being digitised thanks to a young Parisian producer.

One day after a fire at the parliament building in Cape Town, crews are tackling another blaze.

Leicester City's Ashleigh Plumptre, a former England youth international, can now play for Nigeria after switching allegiance.

Firefighters are trying to douse the blaze which reignited hours after it was said to be under control.

Ghanaian skeleton racer Akwasi Frimpong is "broken" after a positive coronavirus test looks set to end his chances of qualifying for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Ex-Newcastle midfielder Lee Clark says he saw promising signs for Sudan during his three months coaching in the country.

The achievements of Richard Leakey, who has died aged 77, were as remarkable as they were diverse.