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Authorities, who held the robot for 10 days, feared that it may have been hiding covert spy tools.

Nnamdi Kanu's Indigenous People of Biafra group is viewed as a terror organisation by authorities.

Campaigners and breeders believe the rose is the first named after a black individual in the UK

Zambia striker Patson Daka says it is a "big privilege" to learn from his Leicester city team-mate Jamie Vardy since joining the Premier League club.

Slow vaccine supply to poorer nations means the crisis will last longer than it needs to, experts say.

Armed militias in the two countries are said to be helping each other with weapons and intelligence.

Uchenna Kanu scores both goals as Nigeria beat Ghana 2-0 in qualifying for next year's Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

Protesters have returned to the streets of Lagos, a year after unrest at Lekki toll gate.

Patson Daka scores a coolly-taken hat-trick as Leicester boost their Europa League qualification hopes by brilliantly coming back from two goals down to beat Spartak Moscow.

Eight Nigerian men are charged in South Africa after an international operation involving Interpol.

Several airlines have been told by the Moroccan government that flights will be suspended.

The Egyptian man accidentally showed his face after stealing a journalist's phone mid-livestream.

Shatta Wale said he was the victim of a gun attack - he's been accused of spreading false information.

The BBC investigates what happened on the night 20 October 2020, when the Nigerian army opened fire on peaceful protesters in Lagos.

Cherif Souleymane, Guinea's only African Footballer of the Year, reflects on playing in East Germany in the 1960s.

A power-sharing deal between the military and civilians is under pressure with concerns of violence.

Bank to pay £147m fine to UK authorities as part of wider settlement over a corruption scandal.

Uganda football coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic has been handed a suspended jail term for sexual assault by a South African court.

One-time England defender Steven Caulker says he has a strong connection with Sierra Leone as he looks to switch allegiance.

Coldstream Guardsman Matthew Talbot tried to escape up a tree while on an anti-poaching patrol.