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Farida was born and raised in France, but she previously lived in the UK for 12 years.

Somalia's new MPs are being sworn in following an election in which the people did not vote.

Nigeria must look beyond changing coach and alter the country's footballing landscape to have success, says ex-striker Daniel Amokachi.

The shooting of an apparently unarmed black man on 4 April in Michigan has led to protests.

The government's plan, set to be announced on Thursday, is criticised as "cruel" by a refugee charity.

Kenyan long-distance runner Joyce Chepkirui is banned for four years for an athlete biological passport (ABP) violation.

Volunteers in Durban are searching for trapped locals after the worst floods the coast has seen in decades.

KwaZulu-Natal authorities say the storm is one of the worst in South Africa's history.

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.