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It's a multi-billion-dollar industry and one that makes bold promises. Do love coaches actually deliver?

Kenya midfielder Victor Wanyama announces his retirement from international football nearly a year on from his last cap.

Worshippers gathered to mark the eve of one of the country's biggest Orthodox Christian festivals.

Nigeria become only the second side to win three straight African women's basketball titles after beating Mali 70-59 in Sunday's final in Cameroon.

The UN says hundreds of trucks have not returned from Tigray and it's affecting the flow of aid.

Ethiopia denies Sudan's claim of an incursion in the disputed al-Fashaga border region on Saturday.

Ethiopia's Guye Adola wins the Berlin Marathon men's race and compatriot Gotytom Gebreslase takes the women's title.

Sierra Leone's Alhassan Kamara, 28, retires after being told he faces life in a wheelchair if he carries on, so ending his Nations Cup dream.

Ethiopian and Eritrean food is well known globally, but this is your chance to discover Somali cooking.

Bagosora was serving a 35-year sentence for his role in the massacre of 800,000 people.

Rwanda is selected as the first country in Africa to host the UCI Road World Championships, which it will stage in 2025.

The Islamist militant group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack in the capital.

A player who says he scored two own goals to prevent a pre-arranged scoreline in Ghana's top flight is one of 24 people charged with match-fixing.

A political pact that could see the return of Gambia's exiled ex-President Jammeh proves divisive.

Energy access is a big issue for businesses in Africa, but can the continent go green as well?

Nine-year-old Rodwell Nkomazana lost an eye, his nose, and his upper lip when he was mauled by a hyena.

Neither his family nor the police force could locate Reuben Kimutai Lel, who was actually in hospital.

A military court convicts Darren Anthony Byrnes and a Malaysian man of belonging to al-Shabab.

Armed herders have been attacking farmers and destroying their homes in the Kenya's Laikipia County.

The BBC's Anne Soy sees how Islamic militants have terrorised Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique