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Italian club Napoli say Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen will be out for three months, ruling him out of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Abiy Ahmed has said he will go to the front line to face Tigrayan rebels in the country's civil war.

South Africa's main electricity company Eskom plans to switch from using coal to renewable energy.

Critics say social media firms are not doing enough to curb online hate speech around Ethiopia's war.

Roma boss Jose Mourinho will have to buy Felix Afena-Gyan a new pair of shoes after the teenager scored his first Serie A goals.

Although less than 10% of Kenyans are vaccinated, the government wants to avoid a surge over Christmas.

Nimco Happy, the Somali singer of the viral TikTok hit Isii Nafta (I love you more than my life), reacts to her new-found fame.

Five months after the death of the prominent Nigerian televangelist, services have resumed.

Kate Mitchell, a British national who worked for BBC Media Action, is found dead in the capital Nairobi.

Abdalla Hamdok has been under house arrest since a military coup last month, sparking mass protests.

As rebel forces advance towards the capital, at least 1,000 ethnic Tigrayans have been detained.

Abdiaziz Mohamud Guled, a critic of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab, is killed in a suicide attack.

England sign off on 2021 in style as they outfox and outfight 2019 Rugby World Cup final conquerors South Africa in front of a rapturous Twickenham crowd.

Davido says money given to him by fans following a social media appeal will be sent to orphanages.

Journalist Mohanad Hashim returned from exile after the revolution but a coup leaves his hopes in tatters.

The US secretary of state says Africa is central to dealing with climate change, Covid-19, democracy and human rights around the world.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks of partnerships and avoids condescending lectures of the past.

Family and friends of former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila are named by Africa's biggest data leak.

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

Family and friends of former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila are named by Africa's biggest data leak.